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Flood history · Gardiner, ME 04345

Flood insurance claims in Gardiner, ME 04345

94 claims since 1978 and $843,928 paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

94flood insurance claims since 1978
$843,928paid to policyholders
$11,721average paid claim
10claims in the last 10 years
10%of claims outside high-risk zones
#13of 304 Maine ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 04345 since 1978.

1978: 4 claims1979: 14 claims1983: 8 claims1984: 3 claims1985: 1 claims1986: 8 claims1987: 28 claims1993: 3 claims1996: 1 claims1999: 1 claims2003: 2 claims2004: 2 claims2005: 6 claims2007: 1 claims2008: 1 claims2014: 1 claims2019: 1 claims2023: 9 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

Almost all claims here (90%) were on properties in high-risk zones (A or V). In those zones, federally regulated lenders require flood insurance.

10 claims were filed in the last 10 years.

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

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Unnamed flooding19872628%
December Nor'easter2023910%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)76% · 71
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)9% · 8
Zone not recorded16% · 15

NFIP communities

Gardiner, City OfParticipates in the NFIP
West Gardiner, Town OfParticipates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in Kennebec 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 · 2023-07-06
Severe Storm And FloodingSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2018-01-02
Severe Storms And Inland And Coastal FloodingSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2007-04-25
Hurricane Katrina EvacuationHurricane · Emergency · 2005-09-19

10 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Kennebec 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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