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ZIP code 06460, 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.

OpenFEMA lists 3,137 NFIP claims for ZIP 06460 (New Haven County, Connecticut), with $76M paid on 2,654 claims since 1978.

That is 32.6% of the 9,609 claims recorded across New Haven County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $29K, higher than the county average of $23K and the Connecticut average of $24K.

FEMA counts 418 repetitive-loss properties and 40 severe repetitive-loss properties in the ZIP (properties with two or more paid flood claims); their locations are not published.

3,137NFIP claims since 1978
2,654paid claims
$76Mtotal paid
$29Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 06460New HavenConnecticutUS
Claims since 19783,1379,60929,4922,680,429
Share of claims paid85%79%79%78%
Average paid claim$29K$23K$24K$43K
Share of county claims32.6%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties4181,2143,132—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 06460 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s87$99,649
1980s500$1,967,820
1990s711$10,147,799
2000s48$298,369
2010s1,753$63,275,296
2020s38$403,773
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202641$3,000$3,000
202510$0—
202411$7,993$7,993
202322$179,081$89,541
2022129$98,429$10,937
20211410$107,556$10,756
202041$7,714$7,714
201920$0—
201863$20,668$6,889
201720$0—
201610$0—
201520$0—
201321$3,050$3,050
2012966893$41,126,818$46,055
2011715620$21,778,058$35,126
20105742$346,702$8,255
200822$6,800$3,400
20072118$145,106$8,061
200695$98,283$19,657
200576$32,493$5,415
200451$999$999
200320$0—
200211$11,981$11,981
200011$2,708$2,708
199954$21,714$5,428
199832$4,096$2,048
199730$0—
19968058$313,166$5,399
19953931$181,668$5,860
199432$7,623$3,812
199311$22,866$22,866
1992543471$9,509,620$20,190
19913217$86,116$5,066
199021$930$930
198982$3,262$1,631
198820$0—
198711$800$800
1985138104$597,871$5,749
198410283$286,519$3,452
1983126$37,904$6,317
19828061$363,421$5,958
1980157133$678,043$5,098
19793727$58,776$2,177
19785033$40,873$1,239

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 06460?

3,137 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 2,654 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 06460?

$76M across 2,654 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $29K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 06460?

2012, with 966 claims and $41M paid.

What county is ZIP 06460 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 1 Oct 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.