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ZIP code 03285, Grafton 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 16 NFIP claims for ZIP 03285 (Grafton County, New Hampshire), with $461K paid on 12 claims since 1978.

That is 4.4% of the 363 claims recorded across Grafton County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $38K, higher than the county average of $17K and the New Hampshire average of $20K.

FEMA counts 2 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 330 residential flood policies in force, covering 1.1% of residential structures.

16NFIP claims since 1978
12paid claims
$461Ktotal paid
$38Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 03285GraftonNew HampshireUS
Claims since 1978163634,4232,680,429
Share of claims paid75%74%75%78%
Average paid claim$38K$17K$20K$43K
Share of county claims4.4%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties231393—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 03285 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s0$0
1990s1$2,565
2000s0$0
2010s14$458,917
2020s1$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202310$0—
201777$199,595$28,514
201174$259,322$64,830
199511$2,565$2,565

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: Grafton County

Grafton County has 785 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (14 in the last 12 months), 40 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 218; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 132 · Tornado: 14 · Flood: 218 · Wind: 408 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 03285?

16 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 12 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 03285?

$461K across 12 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $38K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 03285?

2011, with 7 claims and $259K paid.

What county is ZIP 03285 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Grafton 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.