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ZIP code 07417, Bergen 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 07417, in Bergen County, New Jersey, has 28 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 15 of them paid for a total of $160K.

That is 0.2% of the 14,477 claims recorded across Bergen County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $11K, lower than the county average of $35K and the New Jersey average of $38K.

FEMA counts 3 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 5,724 residential flood policies in force, covering 2.3% of residential structures.

28NFIP claims since 1978
15paid claims
$160Ktotal paid
$11Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 07417BergenNew JerseyUS
Claims since 19782814,477202,3402,680,429
Share of claims paid54%85%84%78%
Average paid claim$11K$35K$38K$43K
Share of county claims0.2%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties32,02614,863—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 07417 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s3$10,935
1980s3$1,198
1990s3$23,450
2000s3$7,984
2010s9$60,980
2020s7$55,091
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202230$0—
202142$55,091$27,546
201331$6,445$6,445
201222$29,109$14,555
201144$25,426$6,356
200711$5,563$5,563
200521$2,420$2,420
199931$23,450$23,450
198410$0—
198310$0—
198011$1,198$1,198
197922$10,935$5,468
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: Bergen County

Bergen County has 1,020 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (12 in the last 12 months), 32 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 390; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 2.

Hail: 82 · Tornado: 9 · Flood: 390 · Wind: 403 · Winter: 37 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 07417?

28 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 15 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 07417?

$160K across 15 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $11K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 07417?

2011, with 4 claims and $25K paid.

What county is ZIP 07417 in?

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