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ZIP code 20615, Calvert County, Maryland

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 22 NFIP claims for ZIP 20615 (Calvert County, Maryland), with $210K paid on 14 claims since 1978.

That is 3.9% of the 559 claims recorded across Calvert County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $15K, lower than the county average of $22K and the Maryland average of $23K.

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 699 residential flood policies in force, covering 2% of residential structures.

22NFIP claims since 1978
14paid claims
$210Ktotal paid
$15Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 20615CalvertMarylandUS
Claims since 19782255925,3762,680,429
Share of claims paid64%77%59%78%
Average paid claim$15K$22K$23K$43K
Share of county claims3.9%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties2471,305—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 20615 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s0$0
1990s4$14,913
2000s13$146,671
2010s3$32,666
2020s2$15,749
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202122$15,749$7,875
201911$32,666$32,666
201210$0—
201110$0—
200611$39,238$39,238
2003129$107,433$11,937
199631$14,913$14,913
199110$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: Calvert County

Calvert County has 774 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (27 in the last 12 months), 24 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Very Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 63; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 1.

Hail: 49 · Tornado: 19 · Flood: 63 · Wind: 339 · Winter: 108 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 20615?

22 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 14 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 20615?

$210K across 14 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $15K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 20615?

2003, with 12 claims and $107K paid.

What county is ZIP 20615 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Calvert County, Maryland; 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.