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ZIP code 04217, Oxford 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 23 NFIP claims for ZIP 04217 (Oxford County, Maine), with $342K paid on 17 claims since 1978.

That is 6.5% of the 352 claims recorded across Oxford County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $20K, close to the county average of $22K and the Maine average of $21K.

At county level FEMA counts 275 residential flood policies in force, covering 1.1% of residential structures.

23NFIP claims since 1978
17paid claims
$342Ktotal paid
$20Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 04217OxfordMaineUS
Claims since 1978233525,6722,680,429
Share of claims paid74%77%73%78%
Average paid claim$20K$22K$21K$43K
Share of county claims6.5%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties018338—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 04217 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s13$88,363
1990s0$0
2000s1$5,224
2010s0$0
2020s9$248,249
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202411$60,099$60,099
202386$188,150$31,358
200711$5,224$5,224
198910$0—
198765$81,392$16,278
198642$1,145$573
198122$5,826$2,913

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: Oxford County

Oxford County has 566 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (6 in the last 12 months), 73 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 165; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 1.

Hail: 107 · Tornado: 17 · Flood: 165 · Wind: 256 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 04217?

23 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 17 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 04217?

$342K across 17 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $20K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 04217?

2023, with 8 claims and $188K paid.

What county is ZIP 04217 in?

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