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ZIP code 04915, Waldo 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 04915, in Waldo County, Maine, has 30 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 18 of them paid for a total of $1.0M.

That is 41.1% of the 73 claims recorded across Waldo County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $56K, higher than the county average of $31K and the Maine average of $21K.

FEMA counts 2 repetitive-loss properties and 2 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 133 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.8% of residential structures.

30NFIP claims since 1978
18paid claims
$1.0Mtotal paid
$56Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 04915WaldoMaineUS
Claims since 197830735,6722,680,429
Share of claims paid60%66%73%78%
Average paid claim$56K$31K$21K$43K
Share of county claims41.1%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties24338—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 04915 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s2$0
1990s1$0
2000s3$100,718
2010s14$293,233
2020s10$615,197
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202495$552,785$110,557
202211$62,412$62,412
201944$196,977$49,244
201822$55,841$27,921
201741$21,454$21,454
201622$11,926$5,963
201021$7,035$7,035
200932$100,718$50,359
199910$0—
198710$0—
198010$0—

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: Waldo County

Waldo County has 139 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (0 in the last 12 months), 28 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Very Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 41; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 20 · Tornado: 3 · Flood: 41 · Wind: 69 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 04915?

30 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 18 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 04915?

$1.0M across 18 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $56K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 04915?

2024, with 9 claims and $553K paid.

What county is ZIP 04915 in?

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