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Flood history · Revere, MA 02151

Flood insurance claims in Revere, MA 02151

2,593 claims since 1978 and $15.6 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

2,593flood insurance claims since 1978
$15.6 millionpaid to policyholders
$7,338average paid claim
95claims in the last 10 years
8%of claims outside high-risk zones
#2of 506 Massachusetts ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 02151 since 1978.

1978: 296 claims1979: 473 claims1980: 6 claims1981: 25 claims1982: 98 claims1983: 25 claims1984: 24 claims1985: 30 claims1986: 2 claims1987: 70 claims1988: 4 claims1989: 5 claims1990: 14 claims1991: 421 claims1992: 228 claims1993: 15 claims1994: 6 claims1995: 7 claims1996: 232 claims1997: 1 claims1998: 66 claims1999: 13 claims2000: 11 claims2001: 37 claims2002: 3 claims2003: 5 claims2004: 64 claims2005: 18 claims2006: 160 claims2007: 13 claims2008: 13 claims2009: 2 claims2010: 65 claims2011: 8 claims2012: 11 claims2013: 6 claims2014: 19 claims2015: 2 claims2017: 9 claims2018: 38 claims2019: 4 claims2021: 18 claims2022: 4 claims2023: 4 claims2024: 15 claims2026: 3 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

Almost all claims here (92%) were on properties in high-risk zones (A or V). In those zones, federally regulated lenders require flood insurance.

Losses are spread across many events; the largest, Unnamed flooding, accounts for 26% of claims.

95 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
Unnamed flooding197867426%
Not a named storm197953521%
The "Halloween" Storm199141616%
December Storm - Nor'easter19922269%
March 2010 Nor'easter2010572%
April 2007 Nor'easter200760%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)60% · 1,549
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)5% · 132
Zone not recorded35% · 912

NFIP communities

Revere, City OfParticipates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in Suffolk County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Hurricane LeeHurricane · Emergency · 2023-09-15
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
Hurricane IreneHurricane · Emergency · 2011-08-26

14 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Suffolk 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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