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ZIP code 07111, Essex 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 153 NFIP claims for ZIP 07111 (Essex County, New Jersey), with $1.8M paid on 129 claims since 1978.

That is 2.6% of the 5,845 claims recorded across Essex County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $14K, lower than the county average of $35K and the New Jersey average of $38K.

FEMA counts 17 repetitive-loss properties and 1 severe repetitive-loss property in the ZIP (properties with two or more paid flood claims); their locations are not published.

At county level FEMA counts 2,803 residential flood policies in force, covering 1.9% of residential structures.

153NFIP claims since 1978
129paid claims
$1.8Mtotal paid
$14Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 07111EssexNew JerseyUS
Claims since 19781535,845202,3402,680,429
Share of claims paid84%80%84%78%
Average paid claim$14K$35K$38K$43K
Share of county claims2.6%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties1758414,863—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 07111 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s9$10,941
1980s24$23,036
1990s19$75,986
2000s29$203,767
2010s27$192,364
2020s45$1,276,499
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202610$0—
20241212$151,595$12,633
202332$9,166$4,583
202220$0—
20212725$1,115,738$44,630
201932$14,376$7,188
201411$2,357$2,357
201211$15,057$15,057
20112018$155,707$8,650
201022$4,866$2,433
200922$4,419$2,210
20072222$185,669$8,440
200532$13,679$6,839
200310$0—
200210$0—
19991212$61,017$5,085
199732$7,806$3,903
199611$998$998
199122$1,584$792
199011$4,580$4,580
198984$4,850$1,213
198820$0—
198611$2,352$2,352
198443$8,366$2,789
198342$728$364
198210$0—
198144$6,740$1,685
197965$6,759$1,352
197833$4,181$1,394

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: Essex County

Essex County has 499 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (5 in the last 12 months), 33 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 173; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 1.

Hail: 33 · Tornado: 3 · Flood: 173 · Wind: 188 · Winter: 38 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 07111?

153 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 129 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 07111?

$1.8M across 129 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $14K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 07111?

2021, with 27 claims and $1.1M paid.

What county is ZIP 07111 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Essex 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.