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ZIP code 21409, 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 73 NFIP claims for ZIP 21409 (Anne Arundel County, Maryland), with $1.2M paid on 38 claims since 1978.

That is 2.6% of the 2,825 claims recorded across Anne Arundel County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $30K, close to the county average of $26K and the Maryland average of $23K.

FEMA counts 1 repetitive-loss property 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.

73NFIP claims since 1978
38paid claims
$1.2Mtotal paid
$30Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 21409Anne ArundelMarylandUS
Claims since 1978732,82525,3762,680,429
Share of claims paid52%72%59%78%
Average paid claim$30K$26K$23K$43K
Share of county claims2.6%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties11381,305—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 21409 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s3$379
1980s9$3,324
1990s5$11,772
2000s37$1,073,636
2010s12$57,557
2020s7$7,002
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202410$0—
202130$0—
202031$7,002$7,002
201811$18,703$18,703
201611$19,214$19,214
201521$5,156$5,156
201210$0—
201122$5,700$2,850
201053$8,784$2,928
200810$0—
200520$0—
200411$30,000$30,000
20033324$1,043,636$43,485
199921$11,772$11,772
199620$0—
199310$0—
198910$0—
198711$1,506$1,506
198551$1,818$1,818
198320$0—
197910$0—
197821$379$379

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 21409?

73 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 38 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 21409?

$1.2M across 38 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $30K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 21409?

2003, with 33 claims and $1.0M paid.

What county is ZIP 21409 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.