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ZIP code 07030, Hudson County, New Jersey

National Flood Insurance Program claims and payouts recorded for this ZIP code, with county context.

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. NFIP claims as of 8 Sep 2026.

OpenFEMA lists 2,215 NFIP claims for ZIP 07030 (Hudson County, New Jersey), with $57M paid on 1,621 claims since 1978.

That is 42.6% of the 5,198 claims recorded across Hudson County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $35K, lower than the county average of $45K and the New Jersey average of $38K.

FEMA counts 284 repetitive-loss properties and 23 severe repetitive-loss properties in the ZIP (properties with two or more paid flood claims); their locations are not published.

At county level FEMA counts 2,990 residential flood policies in force, covering 3.5% of residential structures.

2,215NFIP claims since 1978
1,621paid claims
$57Mtotal paid
$35Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 07030HudsonNew JerseyUS
Claims since 19782,2155,198202,3402,680,429
Share of claims paid73%75%84%78%
Average paid claim$35K$45K$38K$43K
Share of county claims42.6%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties28457314,863—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 07030 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s6$4,569
1980s32$21,963
1990s70$160,773
2000s155$893,433
2010s1,628$50,205,783
2020s324$5,229,189
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202610$0—
202510$0—
202411$29,008$29,008
202375$67,908$13,582
2021294212$5,056,126$23,850
2020206$76,147$12,691
201833$30,360$10,120
201764$92,692$23,173
201686$128,928$21,488
2015127$93,184$13,312
201483$44,771$14,924
2013136$135,046$22,508
20121,2891,047$46,483,557$44,397
2011268168$2,934,240$17,466
20102113$263,005$20,231
200840$0—
200710063$718,189$11,400
200640$0—
2005117$70,382$10,055
20042817$100,135$5,890
200362$4,727$2,364
200210$0—
200110$0—
1999154$41,350$10,337
199831$3,113$3,113
199711$480$480
19962819$88,303$4,648
1995104$16,901$4,225
199410$0—
199330$0—
199243$9,221$3,074
199120$0—
199031$1,405$1,405
198920$0—
198710$0—
198610$0—
198541$410$410
198453$2,502$834
198375$12,447$2,489
198230$0—
198164$3,912$978
198032$2,692$1,346
197963$4,569$1,523

Claims are counted by year of loss as recorded in OpenFEMA's redacted NFIP claims file; amounts combine building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments. ZIP codes in the file are the policyholder's reported ZIP.

County context: Hudson County

Hudson County has 438 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (12 in the last 12 months), 24 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 157; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 2.

Hail: 19 · Tornado: 1 · Flood: 157 · Wind: 133 · Winter: 79 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 07030?

2,215 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 1,621 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 07030?

$57M across 1,621 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $35K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 07030?

2012, with 1,289 claims and $46M paid.

What county is ZIP 07030 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Hudson County, New Jersey; ZIP codes can cross county lines. The county page carries the storm record, declarations and risk index for the area.

Provenance

OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (as of 8 Sep 2026) and NfipMultipleLossProperties v1 (2 Aug 2026), aggregated by ZIP code and year of loss on this site; no property-level record is shown. County storm figures from NOAA NCEI through 30 Jun 2026. Built 1 Oct 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.