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ZIP code 06405, New Haven 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.

ZIP code 06405, in New Haven County, Connecticut, has 748 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 585 of them paid for a total of $13M.

That is 7.8% of the 9,609 claims recorded across New Haven County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $21K, close to the county average of $23K and the Connecticut average of $24K.

FEMA counts 124 repetitive-loss properties and 7 severe repetitive-loss properties in the ZIP (properties with two or more paid flood claims); their locations are not published.

748NFIP claims since 1978
585paid claims
$13Mtotal paid
$21Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 06405New HavenConnecticutUS
Claims since 19787489,60929,4922,680,429
Share of claims paid78%79%79%78%
Average paid claim$21K$23K$24K$43K
Share of county claims7.8%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties1241,2143,132—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 06405 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s22$23,202
1980s127$297,792
1990s88$502,899
2000s36$488,466
2010s466$11,107,507
2020s9$117,888
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202410$0—
202321$72,548$72,548
202222$12,743$6,372
202133$32,596$10,865
202010$0—
201910$0—
201821$717$717
201610$0—
201431$35,112$35,112
201311$7,519$7,519
2012209189$5,048,177$26,710
2011245201$5,983,558$29,769
201043$32,423$10,808
200933$95,830$31,943
200811$6,406$6,406
2007118$210,190$26,274
200611$65,610$65,610
200521$7,214$7,214
200422$4,307$2,154
200364$45,754$11,439
200211$1,250$1,250
200122$17,648$8,824
200073$34,256$11,419
199933$15,781$5,260
199833$4,712$1,571
199710$0—
19962013$160,785$12,368
199521$3,415$3,415
1993104$65,150$16,288
19923729$217,637$7,505
1991106$32,425$5,404
199021$2,995$2,995
1989148$37,390$4,674
198832$3,154$1,577
198710$0—
19855228$124,232$4,437
198494$12,290$3,073
198311$1,703$1,703
19823830$113,899$3,797
198096$5,124$854
19791412$17,815$1,485
197886$5,387$898

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: New Haven County

New Haven County has 646 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (29 in the last 12 months), 36 federal disaster declarations, and no National Risk Index row under current boundaries. Flood-type events recorded in the county: 158; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 8.

Hail: 66 · Tornado: 21 · Flood: 158 · Wind: 345 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 06405?

748 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 585 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 06405?

$13M across 585 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $21K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 06405?

2011, with 245 claims and $6.0M paid.

What county is ZIP 06405 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for New Haven 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 30 Sep 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.