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ZIP code 20772, 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.

OpenFEMA lists 95 NFIP claims for ZIP 20772 (Prince George's County, Maryland), with $688K paid on 62 claims since 1978.

That is 8.2% of the 1,158 claims recorded across Prince George's County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $11K, close to the county average of $12K and the Maryland average of $23K.

FEMA counts 4 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.

95NFIP claims since 1978
62paid claims
$688Ktotal paid
$11Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 20772Prince George'sMarylandUS
Claims since 1978951,15825,3762,680,429
Share of claims paid65%58%59%78%
Average paid claim$11K$12K$23K$43K
Share of county claims8.2%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties4811,305—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 20772 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s1$17,347
1980s3$1,435
1990s3$542
2000s8$37,234
2010s63$529,607
2020s17$101,735
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202621$3,949$3,949
202511$39,343$39,343
202421$4,086$4,086
202311$21,272$21,272
202131$2,663$2,663
202085$30,422$6,084
201951$16,706$16,706
201843$21,753$7,251
201711$14,717$14,717
201520$0—
2014117$38,871$5,553
201321$10,077$10,077
201221$1,228$1,228
20113428$426,255$15,223
201020$0—
200922$13,595$6,798
200831$16,246$16,246
200322$7,393$3,696
200110$0—
199911$79$79
199711$462$462
199410$0—
198511$1,132$1,132
198411$303$303
198010$0—
197911$17,347$17,347

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 20772?

95 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 62 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 20772?

$688K across 62 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $11K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 20772?

2011, with 34 claims and $426K paid.

What county is ZIP 20772 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 1 Oct 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.