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ZIP code 20692, St. Mary's 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.

ZIP code 20692, in St. Mary's County, Maryland, has 7 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 4 of them paid for a total of $96K.

That is 1.1% of the 613 claims recorded across St. Mary's County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $24K, close to the county average of $26K and the Maryland average of $23K.

At county level FEMA counts 990 residential flood policies in force, covering 2.4% of residential structures.

7NFIP claims since 1978
4paid claims
$96Ktotal paid
$24Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 20692St. Mary'sMarylandUS
Claims since 1978761325,3762,680,429
Share of claims paid57%72%59%78%
Average paid claim$24K$26K$23K$43K
Share of county claims1.1%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties0651,305—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 20692 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s1$923
1990s0$0
2000s5$95,576
2010s1$0
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
201810$0—
200353$95,576$31,859
198511$923$923

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: St. Mary's County

St. Mary's County has 1,060 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (27 in the last 12 months), 18 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Very Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 240; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 80 · Tornado: 34 · Flood: 240 · Wind: 377 · Winter: 104 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 20692?

7 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 4 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 20692?

$96K across 4 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $24K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 20692?

2003, with 5 claims and $96K paid.

What county is ZIP 20692 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for St. Mary's 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.