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ZIP code 04958, Somerset 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 14 NFIP claims for ZIP 04958 (Somerset County, Maine), with $460K paid on 12 claims since 1978.

That is 10.1% of the 138 claims recorded across Somerset County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $38K, higher than the county average of $21K and the Maine average of $21K.

FEMA counts 2 repetitive-loss properties 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 144 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.6% of residential structures.

14NFIP claims since 1978
12paid claims
$460Ktotal paid
$38Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 04958SomersetMaineUS
Claims since 1978141385,6722,680,429
Share of claims paid86%69%73%78%
Average paid claim$38K$21K$21K$43K
Share of county claims10.1%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties25338—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 04958 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s2$3,616
1980s6$56,055
1990s2$1,020
2000s0$0
2010s1$2,423
2020s3$397,108
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202333$397,108$132,369
201811$2,423$2,423
199611$1,020$1,020
199310$0—
198733$50,554$16,851
198421$3,464$3,464
198311$2,037$2,037
197922$3,616$1,808

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: Somerset County

Somerset County has 465 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (3 in the last 12 months), 172 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 114; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 63 · Tornado: 13 · Flood: 114 · Wind: 265 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 04958?

14 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 12 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 04958?

$460K across 12 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $38K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 04958?

1987, with 3 claims and $51K paid.

What county is ZIP 04958 in?

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