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ZIP code 20657, 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 135 NFIP claims for ZIP 20657 (Calvert County, Maryland), with $2.0M paid on 107 claims since 1978.

That is 24.2% of the 559 claims recorded across Calvert County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $19K, close to the county average of $22K and the Maryland average of $23K.

FEMA counts 16 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.

135NFIP claims since 1978
107paid claims
$2.0Mtotal paid
$19Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 20657CalvertMarylandUS
Claims since 197813555925,3762,680,429
Share of claims paid79%77%59%78%
Average paid claim$19K$22K$23K$43K
Share of county claims24.2%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties16471,305—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 20657 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s1$278
1980s4$9,726
1990s25$259,367
2000s89$1,545,255
2010s9$21,829
2020s7$179,229
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202175$179,229$35,846
201510$0—
201410$0—
201143$16,218$5,406
201031$5,611$5,611
200910$0—
200832$20,265$10,132
20061614$180,397$12,886
200511$9,640$9,640
200410$0—
20036759$1,334,953$22,626
199976$47,933$7,989
199874$26,080$6,520
199687$52,611$7,516
199521$131,568$131,568
199111$1,175$1,175
198542$9,726$4,863
197911$278$278

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 20657?

135 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 107 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 20657?

$2.0M across 107 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $19K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 20657?

2003, with 67 claims and $1.3M paid.

What county is ZIP 20657 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 1 Oct 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.