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Flood history · Greenwich, CT 06830

Flood insurance claims in Greenwich, CT 06830

314 claims since 1978 and $8.9 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

314flood insurance claims since 1978
$8.9 millionpaid to policyholders
$39,773average paid claim
69claims in the last 10 years
39%of claims outside high-risk zones
#21of 283 Connecticut ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 06830 since 1978.

1978: 9 claims1979: 10 claims1980: 23 claims1981: 1 claims1982: 2 claims1983: 2 claims1984: 2 claims1985: 2 claims1987: 1 claims1989: 3 claims1991: 7 claims1992: 41 claims1993: 3 claims1996: 13 claims2004: 1 claims2005: 2 claims2006: 2 claims2007: 34 claims2008: 1 claims2010: 13 claims2011: 27 claims2012: 45 claims2016: 1 claims2018: 4 claims2019: 1 claims2021: 52 claims2022: 3 claims2023: 5 claims2024: 2 claims2025: 2 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

About 39% of claims here were on properties rated outside high-risk zones (zones X, B or C). A lower-risk zone on the map is not a guarantee.

Losses are spread across many events; the largest, Hurricane Ida, accounts for 17% of claims.

69 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 Ida20215217%
Hurricane Sandy20124514%
December Storm - Nor'easter19924113%
Unnamed flooding1980279%
Hurricane Irene2011258%
Not a named storm1980155%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)60% · 187
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)39% · 121
Zone not recorded2% · 6

NFIP communities

Greenwich, Town OfParticipates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in Western Connecticut 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

17 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Western Connecticut 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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