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Flood history · Brockton, MA 02301

Flood insurance claims in Brockton, MA 02301

256 claims since 1978 and $1.4 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

256flood insurance claims since 1978
$1.4 millionpaid to policyholders
$6,816average paid claim
20claims in the last 10 years
19%of claims outside high-risk zones
#26of 506 Massachusetts ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 02301 since 1978.

1978: 6 claims1979: 6 claims1982: 7 claims1983: 3 claims1984: 5 claims1986: 1 claims1987: 2 claims1989: 3 claims1991: 2 claims1992: 10 claims1993: 1 claims1994: 2 claims1996: 15 claims1998: 20 claims1999: 1 claims2001: 8 claims2003: 1 claims2005: 67 claims2006: 5 claims2007: 1 claims2008: 2 claims2009: 1 claims2010: 64 claims2011: 1 claims2012: 2 claims2018: 7 claims2021: 5 claims2024: 8 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

81% of claims were on properties in high-risk zones and 19% outside them.

Losses are spread across many events; the largest, March 2010 Nor'easter, accounts for 23% of claims.

20 claims were filed in the last 10 years.

The most commonly recorded cause is heavy rain or snowmelt collecting faster than it drains, which can happen far from any river or coast.

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
March 2010 Nor'easter20106023%
Unnamed flooding19872610%
Not a named storm1979104%
December Storm - Nor'easter1992104%
Hurricane Bob199121%
Hurricane Ida202121%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)79% · 202
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)18% · 46
Zone not recorded3% · 8

NFIP communities

Brockton, City 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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