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ZIP code 21146, Anne Arundel 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 90 NFIP claims for ZIP 21146 (Anne Arundel County, Maryland), with $1.4M paid on 58 claims since 1978.

That is 3.2% of the 2,825 claims recorded across Anne Arundel County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $25K, close to the county average of $26K and the Maryland average of $23K.

FEMA counts 5 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 4,442 residential flood policies in force, covering 2.5% of residential structures.

90NFIP claims since 1978
58paid claims
$1.4Mtotal paid
$25Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 21146Anne ArundelMarylandUS
Claims since 1978902,82525,3762,680,429
Share of claims paid64%72%59%78%
Average paid claim$25K$26K$23K$43K
Share of county claims3.2%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties51381,305—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 21146 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s3$7,500
1980s1$2,868
1990s10$9,878
2000s35$1,191,169
2010s33$81,395
2020s8$141,278
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202432$82,296$41,148
202310$0—
202144$58,982$14,746
201910$0—
201832$4,433$2,217
201710$0—
201611$3,036$3,036
201521$19,918$19,918
2014117$33,267$4,752
201331$2,414$2,414
201221$3,831$3,831
201164$12,822$3,205
201031$1,673$1,673
200811$350$350
200710$0—
200410$0—
20033226$1,190,819$45,801
199910$0—
199810$0—
199683$9,878$3,293
198111$2,868$2,868
197933$7,500$2,500

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: Anne Arundel County

Anne Arundel County has 1,460 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (31 in the last 12 months), 23 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 256; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 1.

Hail: 97 · Tornado: 26 · Flood: 256 · Wind: 653 · Winter: 158 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 21146?

90 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 58 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 21146?

$1.4M across 58 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $25K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 21146?

2003, with 32 claims and $1.2M paid.

What county is ZIP 21146 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Anne Arundel 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.