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ZIP code 07462, Sussex 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 07462, in Sussex County, New Jersey, has 8 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 6 of them paid for a total of $60K.

That is 4.2% of the 192 claims recorded across Sussex County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $10K, lower than the county average of $15K and the New Jersey average of $38K.

At county level FEMA counts 171 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.3% of residential structures.

8NFIP claims since 1978
6paid claims
$60Ktotal paid
$10Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 07462SussexNew JerseyUS
Claims since 19788192202,3402,680,429
Share of claims paid75%68%84%78%
Average paid claim$10K$15K$38K$43K
Share of county claims4.2%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties01614,863—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 07462 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s1$0
1990s6$42,003
2000s0$0
2010s1$17,754
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
201111$17,754$17,754
199911$1,337$1,337
199511$3,706$3,706
199321$3,120$3,120
199211$31,941$31,941
199111$1,899$1,899
198910$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: Sussex County

Sussex County has 1,230 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (28 in the last 12 months), 28 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 53; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 1.

Hail: 52 · Tornado: 4 · Flood: 53 · Wind: 454 · Winter: 420 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 07462?

8 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 6 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 07462?

$60K across 6 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $10K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 07462?

1993, with 2 claims and $3K paid.

What county is ZIP 07462 in?

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