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ZIP code 06468, Fairfield 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 13 NFIP claims for ZIP 06468 (Fairfield County, Connecticut), with $375K paid on 11 claims since 1978.

That is 0.1% of the 12,667 claims recorded across Fairfield County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $34K, close to the county average of $28K and the Connecticut average of $24K.

13NFIP claims since 1978
11paid claims
$375Ktotal paid
$34Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 06468FairfieldConnecticutUS
Claims since 19781312,66729,4922,680,429
Share of claims paid85%80%79%78%
Average paid claim$34K$28K$24K$43K
Share of county claims0.1%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties01,2923,132—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 06468 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s2$1,140
1980s1$0
1990s1$10,653
2000s1$9,915
2010s3$12,138
2020s5$340,914
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202455$340,914$68,183
201133$12,138$4,046
200511$9,915$9,915
199211$10,653$10,653
198210$0—
197911$1,140$1,140
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: Fairfield County

Fairfield County has 823 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (15 in the last 12 months), 33 federal disaster declarations, and no National Risk Index row under current boundaries. Flood-type events recorded in the county: 193; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 6.

Hail: 79 · Tornado: 17 · Flood: 193 · Wind: 466 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 06468?

13 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 11 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 06468?

$375K across 11 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $34K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 06468?

2024, with 5 claims and $341K paid.

What county is ZIP 06468 in?

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