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ZIP code 04055, Cumberland 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 28 NFIP claims for ZIP 04055 (Cumberland County, Maine), with $88K paid on 15 claims since 1978.

That is 5.6% of the 504 claims recorded across Cumberland County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $6K, lower than the county average of $18K and the Maine average of $21K.

At county level FEMA counts 1,320 residential flood policies in force, covering 1.3% of residential structures.

28NFIP claims since 1978
15paid claims
$88Ktotal paid
$6Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 04055CumberlandMaineUS
Claims since 1978285045,6722,680,429
Share of claims paid54%60%73%78%
Average paid claim$6K$18K$21K$43K
Share of county claims5.6%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties020338—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 04055 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s1$3,446
1980s11$63,529
1990s9$17,953
2000s6$2,843
2010s1$0
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
201210$0—
200731$750$750
200531$2,092$2,092
199821$10,936$10,936
199620$0—
199410$0—
199343$7,017$2,339
198911$4,666$4,666
198775$51,115$10,223
198432$7,747$3,874
197811$3,446$3,446

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: Cumberland County

Cumberland County has 602 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (7 in the last 12 months), 39 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 70; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 1.

Hail: 147 · Tornado: 13 · Flood: 70 · Wind: 320 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 04055?

28 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 15 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 04055?

$88K across 15 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $6K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 04055?

1987, with 7 claims and $51K paid.

What county is ZIP 04055 in?

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