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ZIP code 07062, 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 07062, in Union County, New Jersey, has 983 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 769 of them paid for a total of $11M.

That is 13.1% of the 7,525 claims recorded across Union County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $14K, lower than the county average of $27K and the New Jersey average of $38K.

FEMA counts 142 repetitive-loss properties and 20 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.

983NFIP claims since 1978
769paid claims
$11Mtotal paid
$14Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 07062UnionNew JerseyUS
Claims since 19789837,525202,3402,680,429
Share of claims paid78%81%84%78%
Average paid claim$14K$27K$38K$43K
Share of county claims13.1%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties14286414,863—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 07062 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s8$25,125
1980s8$2,382
1990s273$1,113,564
2000s77$362,375
2010s297$1,794,457
2020s320$7,523,406
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
2025135122$3,819,436$31,307
202431$8,222$8,222
202341$2,150$2,150
202221$11,403$11,403
2021174156$3,682,195$23,604
202020$0—
201910$0—
201821$9,561$9,561
201731$635$635
201631$3,762$3,762
20152217$184,595$10,859
201441$1,453$1,453
2012182$14,348$7,174
2011173142$1,262,971$8,894
20107158$317,132$5,468
200863$22,444$7,481
20075142$261,988$6,238
200610$0—
200542$26,026$13,013
200462$12,106$6,053
200341$404$404
200220$0—
200031$39,406$39,406
1999159122$767,081$6,288
199810$0—
199711$41,621$41,621
19969574$272,320$3,680
199520$0—
199494$6,947$1,737
199331$2,120$2,120
199232$23,475$11,737
198353$1,370$457
198221$1,013$1,013
198010$0—
197976$25,125$4,187
197810$0—

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 07062?

983 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 769 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 07062?

$11M across 769 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $14K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 07062?

2021, with 174 claims and $3.7M paid.

What county is ZIP 07062 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 1 Oct 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.