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Flood history · Old Saybrook, CT 06475

Flood insurance claims in Old Saybrook, CT 06475

789 claims since 1978 and $14.8 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

789flood insurance claims since 1978
$14.8 millionpaid to policyholders
$24,184average paid claim
16claims in the last 10 years
14%of claims outside high-risk zones
#7of 283 Connecticut ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 06475 since 1978.

1978: 14 claims1979: 6 claims1980: 1 claims1982: 64 claims1983: 10 claims1984: 11 claims1985: 64 claims1986: 1 claims1988: 1 claims1990: 2 claims1991: 28 claims1992: 24 claims1993: 3 claims1994: 2 claims1995: 3 claims1996: 4 claims1998: 2 claims1999: 1 claims2000: 3 claims2001: 13 claims2002: 1 claims2003: 2 claims2004: 3 claims2005: 13 claims2007: 6 claims2009: 3 claims2010: 46 claims2011: 143 claims2012: 296 claims2013: 1 claims2014: 1 claims2016: 1 claims2017: 1 claims2018: 2 claims2019: 1 claims2021: 4 claims2022: 4 claims2024: 3 claims2026: 1 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

86% of claims were on properties in high-risk zones and 14% outside them.

Losses are spread across many events; the largest, Hurricane Sandy, accounts for 37% of claims.

16 claims were filed in the last 10 years.

The most commonly recorded cause is tidal water overflow: coastal surge and high tides.

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Hurricane Sandy201229437%
Hurricane Irene201114118%
Not a named storm1982699%
Hurricane Gloria1985638%
March 2010 Nor'easter2010435%
The "Halloween" Storm1991233%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)85% · 668
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)14% · 109
Zone not recorded2% · 12

NFIP communities

Old Saybrook, Town OfParticipates in the NFIP
Fenwick, Borough OfParticipates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in Lower Connecticut River Valley County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

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
Severe Storms And FloodingSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2018-12-05
Severe Winter Storm And SnowstormSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2013-03-21

16 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Lower Connecticut River Valley 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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