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Flood history · Mexico, ME 04257

Flood insurance claims in Mexico, ME 04257

56 claims since 1979 and $1.4 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

56flood insurance claims since 1979
$1.4 millionpaid to policyholders
$28,874average paid claim
11claims in the last 10 years
9%of claims outside high-risk zones
#21of 304 Maine ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 04257 since 1978.

1979: 3 claims1981: 1 claims1987: 35 claims1989: 4 claims1998: 1 claims2003: 1 claims2023: 11 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

Almost all claims here (91%) were on properties in high-risk zones (A or V). In those zones, federally regulated lenders require flood insurance.

One event dominates the record: Unnamed flooding accounts for 62% of all claims in this ZIP code.

11 claims were filed in the last 10 years.

The most commonly recorded cause is rivers, streams or lakes overflowing.

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Unnamed flooding19873562%
December Nor'easter20231120%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)91% · 51
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)9% · 5

NFIP communities

Mexico, Town OfParticipates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in Oxford County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Severe Storm And FloodingSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2024-01-30
Hurricane LeeHurricane · Emergency · 2023-09-14
Severe Storm And FloodingFlood · Major disaster · 2023-09-06
Severe Storm And FloodingFlood · Major disaster · 2023-07-06
Severe Storm And FloodingSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2023-03-22
Severe Storm And FloodingSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2018-01-02

15 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Oxford 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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