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ZIP code 07506, 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 269 NFIP claims for ZIP 07506 (Passaic County, New Jersey), with $4.6M paid on 224 claims since 1978.

That is 1.9% of the 14,385 claims recorded across Passaic County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $21K, close to the county average of $26K and the New Jersey average of $38K.

FEMA counts 17 repetitive-loss properties and 6 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.

269NFIP claims since 1978
224paid claims
$4.6Mtotal paid
$21Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 07506PassaicNew JerseyUS
Claims since 197826914,385202,3402,680,429
Share of claims paid83%86%84%78%
Average paid claim$21K$26K$38K$43K
Share of county claims1.9%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties171,40714,863—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 07506 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s22$233,460
1980s106$793,435
1990s55$1,522,358
2000s42$519,440
2010s33$738,964
2020s11$836,944
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202311$87,385$87,385
20211010$749,559$74,956
201411$1,639$1,639
20112417$660,564$38,857
201087$76,761$10,966
200911$5,360$5,360
200888$72,065$9,008
20071111$178,984$16,271
200666$108,333$18,055
200543$9,757$3,252
200433$5,951$1,984
200322$51,494$25,747
200210$0—
200063$87,498$29,166
19992118$749,091$41,616
199821$2,284$2,284
199711$6,442$6,442
199653$44,578$14,859
199532$170,600$85,300
199411$9,835$9,835
199355$236,138$47,228
199276$72,957$12,160
199142$39,125$19,563
199066$191,308$31,885
198984$53,091$13,273
198833$33,060$11,020
198799$75,874$8,430
198664$28,489$7,122
198566$116,264$19,377
19843025$290,094$11,604
19831611$75,031$6,821
198298$41,184$5,148
198186$36,174$6,029
1980119$44,173$4,908
19791919$219,088$11,531
197832$14,372$7,186

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 07506?

269 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 224 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 07506?

$4.6M across 224 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $21K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 07506?

1984, with 30 claims and $290K paid.

What county is ZIP 07506 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.