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ZIP code 07083, 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.

OpenFEMA lists 470 NFIP claims for ZIP 07083 (Union County, New Jersey), with $10M paid on 370 claims since 1978.

That is 6.2% of the 7,525 claims recorded across Union County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $28K, close to the county average of $27K and the New Jersey average of $38K.

FEMA counts 35 repetitive-loss properties and 9 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.

470NFIP claims since 1978
370paid claims
$10Mtotal paid
$28Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 07083UnionNew JerseyUS
Claims since 19784707,525202,3402,680,429
Share of claims paid79%81%84%78%
Average paid claim$28K$27K$38K$43K
Share of county claims6.2%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties3586414,863—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 07083 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s15$8,190
1980s49$98,354
1990s98$616,673
2000s53$783,580
2010s133$2,347,237
2020s122$6,369,191
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202610$0—
202511$39,321$39,321
202385$250,211$50,042
202221$2,784$2,784
202111099$6,076,876$61,383
201911$6,261$6,261
201811$14,196$14,196
201610$0—
201463$45,394$15,131
201222$11,602$5,801
201110895$2,160,862$22,746
20101410$108,922$10,892
200921$280$280
200844$89,786$22,447
20073731$675,630$21,795
200610$0—
200511$1,805$1,805
200442$4,982$2,491
200343$11,097$3,699
19995137$392,274$10,602
199810$0—
19971513$50,229$3,864
19961310$57,589$5,759
199511$6,067$6,067
199452$52,020$26,010
199311$21,027$21,027
199243$8,208$2,736
199153$29,258$9,753
199020$0—
1989139$35,715$3,968
198841$17,573$17,573
198710$0—
198631$2,318$2,318
198452$1,835$917
19831410$28,105$2,810
198244$7,868$1,967
198121$1,607$1,607
198033$3,334$1,111
197965$4,746$949
197894$3,444$861

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 07083?

470 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 370 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 07083?

$10M across 370 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $28K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 07083?

2021, with 110 claims and $6.1M paid.

What county is ZIP 07083 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.