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Flood history · Scituate, MA 02066

Flood insurance claims in Scituate, MA 02066

3,196 claims since 1978 and $60.7 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

3,196flood insurance claims since 1978
$60.7 millionpaid to policyholders
$21,576average paid claim
267claims in the last 10 years
20%of claims outside high-risk zones
#1of 506 Massachusetts ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 02066 since 1978.

1978: 327 claims1979: 102 claims1980: 3 claims1981: 7 claims1982: 17 claims1983: 11 claims1984: 48 claims1986: 3 claims1987: 247 claims1989: 6 claims1990: 1 claims1991: 714 claims1992: 462 claims1993: 14 claims1994: 6 claims1995: 3 claims1996: 10 claims1997: 21 claims1998: 7 claims1999: 2 claims2000: 8 claims2001: 136 claims2002: 2 claims2003: 129 claims2004: 2 claims2005: 69 claims2006: 14 claims2007: 36 claims2009: 2 claims2010: 191 claims2011: 4 claims2012: 6 claims2013: 198 claims2014: 19 claims2015: 98 claims2016: 4 claims2017: 2 claims2018: 240 claims2020: 2 claims2021: 7 claims2022: 5 claims2023: 1 claims2024: 8 claims2025: 1 claims2026: 1 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

80% of claims were on properties in high-risk zones and 20% outside them.

Losses are spread across many events; the largest, The "Halloween" Storm, accounts for 22% of claims.

267 claims were filed in the last 10 years.

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

Scituate, Town Of takes part in FEMA's Community Rating System (class 7), which can lower flood insurance premiums by up to 15% in high-risk zones.

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
The "Halloween" Storm199170922%
Unnamed flooding198756018%
December Storm - Nor'easter199245914%
Not a named storm19791063%
April 2007 Nor'easter2007331%
March 2010 Nor'easter2010130%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)75% · 2,384
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)19% · 600
Zone not recorded7% · 212

NFIP communities

Scituate, Town OfCRS class 7 · up to 15% off
Marshfield, Town OfCRS class 7 · up to 15% off
Mattapoisett, Town OfParticipates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in Plymouth County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Hurricane LeeHurricane · Emergency · 2023-09-15
Severe Winter Storm And FloodingSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2018-06-25
Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, And FloodingSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2015-04-13
Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, And FloodingSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2013-04-19
Hurricane SandyHurricane · Major disaster · 2012-12-19
Hurricane SandyHurricane · Emergency · 2012-10-28

14 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Plymouth 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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