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ZIP code 07033, Union 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.

ZIP code 07033, in Union County, New Jersey, has 194 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 158 of them paid for a total of $2.4M.

That is 2.6% of the 7,525 claims recorded across Union County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $15K, lower than the county average of $27K and the New Jersey average of $38K.

FEMA counts 13 repetitive-loss properties and 0 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 3,566 residential flood policies in force, covering 2.9% of residential structures.

194NFIP claims since 1978
158paid claims
$2.4Mtotal paid
$15Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 07033UnionNew JerseyUS
Claims since 19781947,525202,3402,680,429
Share of claims paid81%81%84%78%
Average paid claim$15K$27K$38K$43K
Share of county claims2.6%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties1386414,863—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 07033 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s1$1,311
1980s9$5,577
1990s32$119,448
2000s14$32,564
2010s99$1,504,759
2020s39$712,882
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202511$44,571$44,571
202420$0—
202321$42,312$42,312
202210$0—
20213329$625,999$21,586
201210$0—
20119384$1,492,103$17,763
201054$12,655$3,164
2007108$29,847$3,731
200611$2,567$2,567
200510$0—
200410$0—
200111$150$150
19992018$105,150$5,842
199721$5,252$5,252
199622$7,526$3,763
199421$1,250$1,250
199320$0—
199222$271$135
199120$0—
198942$2,019$1,009
198510$0—
198421$2,461$2,461
198021$1,097$1,097
197911$1,311$1,311

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: Union County

Union County has 527 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (36 in the last 12 months), 30 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 193; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 1.

Hail: 26 · Tornado: 14 · Flood: 193 · Wind: 208 · Winter: 32 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 07033?

194 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 158 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 07033?

$2.4M across 158 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $15K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 07033?

2011, with 93 claims and $1.5M paid.

What county is ZIP 07033 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Union 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 30 Sep 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.