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ZIP code 04046, York County, Maine

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 231 NFIP claims for ZIP 04046 (York County, Maine), with $5.8M paid on 174 claims since 1978.

That is 8.7% of the 2,666 claims recorded across York County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $33K, higher than the county average of $22K and the Maine average of $21K.

FEMA counts 19 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 2,796 residential flood policies in force, covering 3.4% of residential structures.

231NFIP claims since 1978
174paid claims
$5.8Mtotal paid
$33Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 04046YorkMaineUS
Claims since 19782312,6665,6722,680,429
Share of claims paid75%75%73%78%
Average paid claim$33K$22K$21K$43K
Share of county claims8.7%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties19197338—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 04046 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s25$144,119
1980s7$12,899
1990s49$690,541
2000s41$727,143
2010s27$700,805
2020s82$3,481,356
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
20246753$3,009,123$56,776
202322$9,527$4,764
2022139$462,706$51,412
20181511$569,907$51,810
201411$7,211$7,211
201342$10,071$5,035
201211$33,079$33,079
201110$0—
201054$80,537$20,134
200910$0—
20073124$614,766$25,615
200655$36,534$7,307
200311$301$301
200232$75,543$37,771
199733$68,755$22,918
199685$21,938$4,388
199411$2,211$2,211
199210$0—
19913526$595,838$22,917
199011$1,800$1,800
198733$10,010$3,337
198633$2,889$963
198310$0—
197910$0—
19782417$144,119$8,478

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: York County

York County has 520 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (3 in the last 12 months), 42 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 34; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 3.

Hail: 149 · Tornado: 14 · Flood: 34 · Wind: 266 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 04046?

231 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 174 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 04046?

$5.8M across 174 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $33K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 04046?

2024, with 67 claims and $3.0M paid.

What county is ZIP 04046 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for York County, Maine; 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.