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ZIP code 06471, 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 61 NFIP claims for ZIP 06471 (New Haven County, Connecticut), with $514K paid on 46 claims since 1978.

That is 0.6% of the 9,609 claims recorded across New Haven County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $11K, lower than the county average of $23K and the Connecticut average of $24K.

FEMA counts 8 repetitive-loss properties and 2 severe repetitive-loss properties in the ZIP (properties with two or more paid flood claims); their locations are not published.

61NFIP claims since 1978
46paid claims
$514Ktotal paid
$11Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 06471New HavenConnecticutUS
Claims since 1978619,60929,4922,680,429
Share of claims paid75%79%79%78%
Average paid claim$11K$23K$24K$43K
Share of county claims0.6%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties81,2143,132—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 06471 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s4$5,379
1980s13$39,926
1990s31$391,963
2000s6$55,113
2010s4$4,504
2020s3$17,249
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202610$0—
202311$17,249$17,249
202110$0—
201710$0—
201110$0—
201021$4,504$4,504
200811$7,211$7,211
200733$47,902$15,967
200510$0—
200410$0—
19961715$159,203$10,614
19921211$232,760$21,160
199110$0—
199010$0—
19821311$39,926$3,630
197943$5,379$1,793

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 06471?

61 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 46 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 06471?

$514K across 46 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $11K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 06471?

1996, with 17 claims and $159K paid.

What county is ZIP 06471 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.