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ZIP code 19904, Kent County, Delaware

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 19904, in Kent County, Delaware, has 21 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 11 of them paid for a total of $116K.

That is 5.6% of the 376 claims recorded across Kent County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $11K, close to the county average of $12K and the Delaware average of $19K.

FEMA counts 2 repetitive-loss properties and 0 severe repetitive-loss properties in the ZIP (properties with two or more paid flood claims); their locations are not published.

At county level FEMA counts 822 residential flood policies in force, covering 1.3% of residential structures.

21NFIP claims since 1978
11paid claims
$116Ktotal paid
$11Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 19904KentDelawareUS
Claims since 1978213766,3392,680,429
Share of claims paid52%76%75%78%
Average paid claim$11K$12K$19K$43K
Share of county claims5.6%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties241485—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 19904 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s1$17,710
1990s2$0
2000s4$10,672
2010s10$31,683
2020s4$55,646
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202610$0—
202411$31,182$31,182
202222$24,464$12,232
201811$750$750
201610$0—
201311$1,219$1,219
201211$5,121$5,121
201152$24,592$12,296
201010$0—
200921$7,300$7,300
200711$3,372$3,372
200610$0—
199810$0—
199610$0—
198811$17,710$17,710

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: Kent County

Kent County has 1,087 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (29 in the last 12 months), 17 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 79; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 2.

Hail: 36 · Tornado: 25 · Flood: 79 · Wind: 443 · Winter: 164 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 19904?

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

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 19904?

$116K across 11 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $11K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 19904?

2011, with 5 claims and $25K paid.

What county is ZIP 19904 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Kent County, Delaware; 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.