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ZIP code 07403, Passaic 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 90 NFIP claims for ZIP 07403 (Passaic County, New Jersey), with $1.2M paid on 69 claims since 1978.

That is 0.6% of the 14,385 claims recorded across Passaic County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $18K, lower than the county average of $26K and the New Jersey average of $38K.

FEMA counts 14 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 2,164 residential flood policies in force, covering 2.2% of residential structures.

90NFIP claims since 1978
69paid claims
$1.2Mtotal paid
$18Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 07403PassaicNew JerseyUS
Claims since 19789014,385202,3402,680,429
Share of claims paid77%86%84%78%
Average paid claim$18K$26K$38K$43K
Share of county claims0.6%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties141,40714,863—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 07403 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s2$485
1980s17$19,527
1990s11$36,100
2000s11$42,270
2010s44$1,078,976
2020s5$70,836
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202611$6,312$6,312
202410$0—
202311$23,159$23,159
202122$41,365$20,683
201611$16,738$16,738
20112822$259,530$11,797
20101514$802,708$57,336
200765$24,657$4,931
200533$9,472$3,157
200310$0—
200111$8,141$8,141
199988$35,058$4,382
199631$1,043$1,043
198483$10,506$3,502
198354$4,760$1,190
198211$2,455$2,455
198120$0—
198011$1,806$1,806
197921$485$485

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: Passaic County

Passaic County has 397 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (8 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: 170; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 1.

Hail: 34 · Tornado: 3 · Flood: 170 · Wind: 153 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 07403?

90 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 69 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 07403?

$1.2M across 69 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $18K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 07403?

2011, with 28 claims and $260K paid.

What county is ZIP 07403 in?

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