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Flood history · Milford, CT 06461

Flood insurance claims in Milford, CT 06461

53 claims since 1979 and $668,537 paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

53flood insurance claims since 1979
$668,537paid to policyholders
$15,547average paid claim
1claims in the last 10 years
27%of claims outside high-risk zones
#81of 283 Connecticut ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 06461 since 1978.

1979: 5 claims1980: 5 claims1982: 10 claims1983: 3 claims1984: 1 claims1985: 1 claims1996: 10 claims2006: 3 claims2007: 4 claims2011: 10 claims2021: 1 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

73% of claims were on properties in high-risk zones and 27% outside them.

Losses are spread across many events; the largest, Not a named storm, accounts for 32% of claims.

1 claims were filed in the last 10 years.

The most commonly recorded cause is rivers, streams or lakes overflowing.

Milford, City Of takes part in FEMA's Community Rating System (class 9), which can lower flood insurance premiums by up to 05% in high-risk zones.

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Not a named storm19791732%
Hurricane Gloria198512%
Hurricane Ida202112%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)68% · 36
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)25% · 13
Zone not recorded8% · 4

NFIP communities

Milford, City OfCRS class 9 · up to 05% off

Federal disaster declarations in South Central Regional County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Severe Storm, Flooding, Landslides, And MudslidesSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2024-09-20
Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And MudslidesSevere Storm · Emergency · 2024-08-21
Remnants Of Hurricane IdaHurricane · Major disaster · 2021-10-30
Hurricane HenriHurricane · Emergency · 2021-08-22
Tropical Storm IsaiasHurricane · Major disaster · 2021-01-12
Tropical Storm IsaiasHurricane · Emergency · 2020-08-06

18 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for South Central Regional County since 2000.

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Sources: FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims (v3) and Disaster Declarations Summaries, FEMA NFIP Community Status Book; place names from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Data as of 2026-10-09. Payments are net building + contents payments in dollars at the time paid, not adjusted for inflation. Claims are grouped by the ZIP code reported on the claim. This product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA. Information only; not an official flood zone determination or insurance advice.

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