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ZIP code 03038, Rockingham County, New Hampshire

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 37 NFIP claims for ZIP 03038 (Rockingham County, New Hampshire), with $203K paid on 26 claims since 1978.

That is 1.7% of the 2,165 claims recorded across Rockingham County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $8K, lower than the county average of $19K and the New Hampshire average of $20K.

FEMA counts 6 repetitive-loss properties and 0 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 2,047 residential flood policies in force, covering 2.2% of residential structures.

37NFIP claims since 1978
26paid claims
$203Ktotal paid
$8Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 03038RockinghamNew HampshireUS
Claims since 1978372,1654,4232,680,429
Share of claims paid70%75%75%78%
Average paid claim$8K$19K$20K$43K
Share of county claims1.7%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties6185393—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 03038 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s1$0
1990s14$33,463
2000s19$151,286
2010s2$3,239
2020s1$14,725
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202311$14,725$14,725
201022$3,239$1,620
200733$11,185$3,728
20061311$129,182$11,744
200511$7,790$7,790
200421$3,129$3,129
199854$21,713$5,428
199711$3,610$3,610
199651$5,427$5,427
199411$2,713$2,713
199210$0—
199110$0—
198710$0—

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: Rockingham County

Rockingham County has 544 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (13 in the last 12 months), 35 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 33; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 2.

Hail: 170 · Tornado: 10 · Flood: 33 · Wind: 264 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 03038?

37 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 26 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 03038?

$203K across 26 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $8K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 03038?

2006, with 13 claims and $129K paid.

What county is ZIP 03038 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Rockingham County, New Hampshire; 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 1 Oct 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.