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ZIP code 05641, Washington County, Vermont

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 384 NFIP claims for ZIP 05641 (Washington County, Vermont), with $15M paid on 316 claims since 1978.

That is 31.1% of the 1,233 claims recorded across Washington County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $48K, close to the county average of $50K and the Vermont average of $40K.

FEMA counts 61 repetitive-loss properties and 5 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 557 residential flood policies in force, covering 2.3% of residential structures.

384NFIP claims since 1978
316paid claims
$15Mtotal paid
$48Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 05641WashingtonVermontUS
Claims since 19783841,2333,7252,680,429
Share of claims paid82%80%79%78%
Average paid claim$48K$50K$40K$43K
Share of county claims31.1%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties61116256—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 05641 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s3$1,880
1980s31$122,681
1990s3$19,547
2000s36$442,330
2010s164$5,137,132
2020s147$9,575,716
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
20245650$2,079,929$41,599
20239081$7,495,787$92,541
202110$0—
201911$17,388$17,388
201710$0—
20152622$289,373$13,153
2011136111$4,830,371$43,517
20072118$141,986$7,888
200510$0—
20001411$300,344$27,304
199611$19,547$19,547
199410$0—
199310$0—
198953$2,343$781
198710$0—
198621$1,533$1,533
198443$25,466$8,489
198374$39,898$9,974
198231$1,448$1,448
198187$47,874$6,839
198011$4,120$4,120
197921$1,880$1,880
197810$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: Washington County

Washington County has 748 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (16 in the last 12 months), 33 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 84; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 64 · Tornado: 0 · Flood: 84 · Wind: 229 · Winter: 317 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 05641?

384 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 316 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 05641?

$15M across 316 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $48K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 05641?

2011, with 136 claims and $4.8M paid.

What county is ZIP 05641 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Washington County, Vermont; 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.