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ZIP code 20744, Prince George'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 20744, in Prince George's County, Maryland, has 103 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 61 of them paid for a total of $1.4M.

That is 8.9% of the 1,158 claims recorded across Prince George's County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $23K, higher than the county average of $12K and the Maryland average of $23K.

FEMA counts 11 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 2,249 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.9% of residential structures.

103NFIP claims since 1978
61paid claims
$1.4Mtotal paid
$23Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 20744Prince George'sMarylandUS
Claims since 19781031,15825,3762,680,429
Share of claims paid59%58%59%78%
Average paid claim$23K$12K$23K$43K
Share of county claims8.9%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties11811,305—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 20744 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s2$51,079
1990s5$6,787
2000s22$697,538
2010s57$566,794
2020s17$97,788
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202510$0—
202432$35,452$17,726
202320$0—
202210$0—
202133$27,206$9,069
202073$35,130$11,710
2019108$99,043$12,380
201896$72,143$12,024
201722$20,116$10,058
201611$4,740$4,740
201553$18,700$6,233
2014108$249,385$31,173
201353$38,829$12,943
201220$0—
2011128$57,489$7,186
201011$6,348$6,348
200932$9,537$4,769
200874$86,962$21,741
200652$458,959$229,479
200363$142,079$47,360
200210$0—
199720$0—
199321$6,787$6,787
199110$0—
198210$0—
198011$51,079$51,079

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: Prince George's County

Prince George's County has 970 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (19 in the last 12 months), 19 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 216; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 1.

Hail: 105 · Tornado: 26 · Flood: 216 · Wind: 574 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 20744?

103 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 61 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 20744?

$1.4M across 61 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $23K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 20744?

2011, with 12 claims and $57K paid.

What county is ZIP 20744 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Prince George'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.