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ZIP code 03844, 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.

ZIP code 03844, in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, has 5 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 5 of them paid for a total of $71K.

That is 0.2% of the 2,165 claims recorded across Rockingham County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $14K, lower than the county average of $19K and the New Hampshire average of $20K.

At county level FEMA counts 2,047 residential flood policies in force, covering 2.2% of residential structures.

5NFIP claims since 1978
5paid claims
$71Ktotal paid
$14Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 03844RockinghamNew HampshireUS
Claims since 197852,1654,4232,680,429
Share of claims paid100%75%75%78%
Average paid claim$14K$19K$20K$43K
Share of county claims0.2%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties0185393—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 03844 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s1$371
1980s0$0
1990s0$0
2000s2$33,048
2010s1$11,940
2020s1$26,117
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202211$26,117$26,117
201011$11,940$11,940
200622$33,048$16,524
197811$371$371

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 03844?

5 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 5 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 03844?

$71K across 5 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $14K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 03844?

2006, with 2 claims and $33K paid.

What county is ZIP 03844 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.