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ZIP code 04530, Sagadahoc 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 22 NFIP claims for ZIP 04530 (Sagadahoc County, Maine), with $513K paid on 19 claims since 1978.

That is 25.9% of the 85 claims recorded across Sagadahoc County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $27K, higher than the county average of $20K and the Maine average of $21K.

FEMA counts 1 repetitive-loss property 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 147 residential flood policies in force, covering 1% of residential structures.

22NFIP claims since 1978
19paid claims
$513Ktotal paid
$27Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 04530SagadahocMaineUS
Claims since 197822855,6722,680,429
Share of claims paid86%66%73%78%
Average paid claim$27K$20K$21K$43K
Share of county claims25.9%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties13338—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 04530 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s5$23,674
1980s10$50,578
1990s1$3,392
2000s2$25,853
2010s4$409,372
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
201811$6,885$6,885
201511$70,579$70,579
201211$325,906$325,906
201011$6,002$6,002
200811$14,353$14,353
200511$11,501$11,501
199411$3,392$3,392
198711$2,170$2,170
198422$2,151$1,075
198375$46,257$9,251
197854$23,674$5,919

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: Sagadahoc County

Sagadahoc County has 403 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (11 in the last 12 months), 26 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Very Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 34; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 1.

Hail: 22 · Tornado: 2 · Flood: 34 · Wind: 118 · Winter: 169 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 04530?

22 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 19 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 04530?

$513K across 19 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $27K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 04530?

1983, with 7 claims and $46K paid.

What county is ZIP 04530 in?

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