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ZIP code 06615, 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 615 NFIP claims for ZIP 06615 (Fairfield County, Connecticut), with $9.1M paid on 463 claims since 1978.

That is 4.9% of the 12,667 claims recorded across Fairfield County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $20K, lower than the county average of $28K and the Connecticut average of $24K.

FEMA counts 61 repetitive-loss properties and 8 severe repetitive-loss properties in the ZIP (properties with two or more paid flood claims); their locations are not published.

615NFIP claims since 1978
463paid claims
$9.1Mtotal paid
$20Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 06615FairfieldConnecticutUS
Claims since 197861512,66729,4922,680,429
Share of claims paid75%80%79%78%
Average paid claim$20K$28K$24K$43K
Share of county claims4.9%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties611,2923,132—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 06615 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s16$28,539
1980s51$171,393
1990s125$1,199,159
2000s148$1,610,831
2010s231$5,407,898
2020s44$704,158
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202622$3,705$1,852
202511$11,137$11,137
202492$46,924$23,462
202342$22,208$11,104
202211$43,245$43,245
20212215$409,219$27,281
202055$167,720$33,544
201932$26,307$13,154
2018107$73,583$10,512
201722$33,970$16,985
201610$0—
201511$31,745$31,745
201450$0—
201322$41,053$20,527
201210789$3,679,611$41,344
20118764$1,444,052$22,563
2010139$77,577$8,620
200911$31,278$31,278
200842$30,638$15,319
20071413$162,146$12,473
20062721$339,345$16,159
200596$48,061$8,010
200485$48,712$9,742
200321$935$935
200242$6,012$3,006
200122$31,938$15,969
20007765$911,767$14,027
199933$24,829$8,276
199811$562$562
199740$0—
19963626$177,178$6,815
199543$24,367$8,122
199432$17,461$8,730
199331$8,298$8,298
19926758$925,233$15,952
199144$21,232$5,308
198985$22,089$4,418
198584$11,734$2,933
198485$10,194$2,039
198311$602$602
198233$69,634$23,211
19802318$57,140$3,174
1979127$28,539$4,077
197840$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 06615?

615 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 463 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 06615?

$9.1M across 463 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $20K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 06615?

2012, with 107 claims and $3.7M paid.

What county is ZIP 06615 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.