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ZIP code 03874, 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 90 NFIP claims for ZIP 03874 (Rockingham County, New Hampshire), with $800K paid on 68 claims since 1978.

That is 4.2% of the 2,165 claims recorded across Rockingham County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $12K, lower than the county average of $19K and the New Hampshire average of $20K.

FEMA counts 9 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.

90NFIP claims since 1978
68paid claims
$800Ktotal paid
$12Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 03874RockinghamNew HampshireUS
Claims since 1978902,1654,4232,680,429
Share of claims paid76%75%75%78%
Average paid claim$12K$19K$20K$43K
Share of county claims4.2%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties9185393—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 03874 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s12$32,791
1980s10$18,857
1990s31$125,869
2000s23$224,038
2010s8$30,501
2020s6$367,896
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202455$367,896$73,579
202010$0—
201822$9,668$4,834
201321$3,910$3,910
201211$12,676$12,676
201033$4,246$1,415
200755$51,043$10,209
20061815$172,996$11,533
199810$0—
1996139$76,154$8,462
199341$4,320$4,320
199211$819$819
19911210$44,575$4,458
198811$4,985$4,985
198743$4,699$1,566
198331$3,615$3,615
198211$2,568$2,568
198111$2,990$2,990
197985$18,080$3,616
197843$14,711$4,904

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 03874?

90 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 68 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 03874?

$800K across 68 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $12K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 03874?

2006, with 18 claims and $173K paid.

What county is ZIP 03874 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.