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ZIP code 04605, Hancock 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.

ZIP code 04605, in Hancock County, Maine, has 8 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 6 of them paid for a total of $283K.

That is 9% of the 89 claims recorded across Hancock County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $47K, higher than the county average of $25K and the Maine average of $21K.

At county level FEMA counts 284 residential flood policies in force, covering 1% of residential structures.

8NFIP claims since 1978
6paid claims
$283Ktotal paid
$47Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 04605HancockMaineUS
Claims since 19788895,6722,680,429
Share of claims paid75%49%73%78%
Average paid claim$47K$25K$21K$43K
Share of county claims9.0%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties02338—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 04605 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s1$304
1990s1$21,012
2000s1$6,018
2010s2$0
2020s3$255,939
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202422$253,208$126,604
202111$2,731$2,731
201320$0—
200911$6,018$6,018
199811$21,012$21,012
198911$304$304

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: Hancock County

Hancock County has 135 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (0 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: 28; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 1.

Hail: 22 · Tornado: 1 · Flood: 28 · Wind: 71 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 04605?

8 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 6 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 04605?

$283K across 6 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $47K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 04605?

2013, with 2 claims and $0 paid.

What county is ZIP 04605 in?

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