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ZIP code 06057, Litchfield County, Connecticut

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 18 NFIP claims for ZIP 06057 (Litchfield County, Connecticut), with $395K paid on 15 claims since 1978.

That is 3.8% of the 479 claims recorded across Litchfield County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $26K, close to the county average of $22K and the Connecticut average of $24K.

FEMA counts 3 repetitive-loss properties and 1 severe repetitive-loss property in the ZIP (properties with two or more paid flood claims); their locations are not published.

18NFIP claims since 1978
15paid claims
$395Ktotal paid
$26Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 06057LitchfieldConnecticutUS
Claims since 19781847929,4922,680,429
Share of claims paid83%69%79%78%
Average paid claim$26K$22K$24K$43K
Share of county claims3.8%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties3413,132—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 06057 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s0$0
1990s2$3,835
2000s5$76,943
2010s11$314,240
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
20111110$314,240$31,424
200711$17,958$17,958
200543$58,986$19,662
199921$3,835$3,835

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: Litchfield County

Litchfield County has 976 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (28 in the last 12 months), 31 federal disaster declarations, and no National Risk Index row under current boundaries. Flood-type events recorded in the county: 138; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 2.

Hail: 164 · Tornado: 38 · Flood: 138 · Wind: 571 · Winter: 29 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 06057?

18 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 15 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 06057?

$395K across 15 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $26K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 06057?

2011, with 11 claims and $314K paid.

What county is ZIP 06057 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Litchfield County, Connecticut; 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.