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ZIP code 02882, Washington County, Rhode Island

National Flood Insurance Program claims and payouts recorded for this ZIP code, with county context.

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. NFIP claims as of 8 Sep 2026.

OpenFEMA lists 387 NFIP claims for ZIP 02882 (Washington County, Rhode Island), with $7.7M paid on 260 claims since 1978.

That is 16.1% of the 2,399 claims recorded across Washington County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $30K, close to the county average of $29K and the Rhode Island average of $28K.

FEMA counts 16 repetitive-loss properties and 3 severe repetitive-loss properties in the ZIP (properties with two or more paid flood claims); their locations are not published.

At county level FEMA counts 3,354 residential flood policies in force, covering 6.6% of residential structures.

387NFIP claims since 1978
260paid claims
$7.7Mtotal paid
$30Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 02882WashingtonRhode IslandUS
Claims since 19783872,3997,0262,680,429
Share of claims paid67%74%72%78%
Average paid claim$30K$29K$28K$43K
Share of county claims16.1%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties16122474—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 02882 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s7$11,752
1980s14$39,786
1990s80$1,678,823
2000s39$384,156
2010s213$4,579,081
2020s34$1,027,512
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202610$0—
2024147$443,698$63,385
202365$348,364$69,673
202243$92,645$30,882
202187$141,697$20,242
202011$1,109$1,109
201911$9,420$9,420
201820$0—
201610$0—
201432$1,275$638
201331$1,211$1,211
201212594$4,047,093$43,054
201194$264,013$66,003
20106954$256,068$4,742
200922$40,065$20,033
2007127$108,106$15,444
200622$16,163$8,082
20051611$132,433$12,039
200153$5,738$1,913
200021$81,650$81,650
199910$0—
199822$54,039$27,019
199710$0—
199422$58,329$29,164
199262$44,745$22,373
19916739$1,521,711$39,018
199010$0—
198810$0—
198611$21,638$21,638
198540$0—
198421$390$390
198241$1,735$1,735
198021$16,022$16,022
197922$630$315
197854$11,122$2,781

Claims are counted by year of loss as recorded in OpenFEMA's redacted NFIP claims file; amounts combine building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments. ZIP codes in the file are the policyholder's reported ZIP.

County context: Washington County

Washington County has 369 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (3 in the last 12 months), 25 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 44; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 7.

Hail: 27 · Tornado: 3 · Flood: 44 · Wind: 185 · Winter: 73 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 02882?

387 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 260 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 02882?

$7.7M across 260 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $30K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 02882?

2012, with 125 claims and $4.0M paid.

What county is ZIP 02882 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Washington County, Rhode Island; ZIP codes can cross county lines. The county page carries the storm record, declarations and risk index for the area.

Provenance

OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (as of 8 Sep 2026) and NfipMultipleLossProperties v1 (2 Aug 2026), aggregated by ZIP code and year of loss on this site; no property-level record is shown. County storm figures from NOAA NCEI through 30 Jun 2026. Built 30 Sep 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.