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ZIP code 04411, Penobscot 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 27 NFIP claims for ZIP 04411 (Penobscot County, Maine), with $166K paid on 21 claims since 1978.

That is 11.3% of the 238 claims recorded across Penobscot County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $8K, lower than the county average of $10K and the Maine average of $21K.

FEMA counts 3 repetitive-loss properties and 1 severe repetitive-loss property in the ZIP (properties with two or more paid flood claims); their locations are not published.

At county level FEMA counts 194 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.4% of residential structures.

27NFIP claims since 1978
21paid claims
$166Ktotal paid
$8Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 04411PenobscotMaineUS
Claims since 1978272385,6722,680,429
Share of claims paid78%72%73%78%
Average paid claim$8K$10K$21K$43K
Share of county claims11.3%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties315338—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 04411 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s7$6,147
1980s8$75,963
1990s2$6,287
2000s7$66,509
2010s3$11,151
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
201811$9,631$9,631
201511$1,521$1,521
201410$0—
200843$31,600$10,533
200533$34,908$11,636
199321$6,287$6,287
198755$58,267$11,653
198411$7,277$7,277
198322$10,419$5,210
197963$5,734$1,911
197811$413$413

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: Penobscot County

Penobscot County has 579 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (6 in the last 12 months), 71 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 62; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 113 · Tornado: 14 · Flood: 62 · Wind: 380 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 04411?

27 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 21 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 04411?

$166K across 21 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $8K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 04411?

1979, with 6 claims and $6K paid.

What county is ZIP 04411 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Penobscot 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 1 Oct 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.