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ZIP code 07601, 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.

OpenFEMA lists 494 NFIP claims for ZIP 07601 (Bergen County, New Jersey), with $20M paid on 402 claims since 1978.

That is 3.4% of the 14,477 claims recorded across Bergen County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $50K, higher than the county average of $35K and the New Jersey average of $38K.

FEMA counts 74 repetitive-loss properties and 18 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.

494NFIP claims since 1978
402paid claims
$20Mtotal paid
$50Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 07601BergenNew JerseyUS
Claims since 197849414,477202,3402,680,429
Share of claims paid81%85%84%78%
Average paid claim$50K$35K$38K$43K
Share of county claims3.4%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties742,02614,863—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 07601 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s19$25,696
1980s25$44,817
1990s69$1,168,862
2000s83$1,940,746
2010s194$8,399,384
2020s104$8,411,002
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202620$0—
202487$204,689$29,241
202320$0—
202222$124,171$62,085
20218780$7,985,803$99,823
202032$96,339$48,170
2018108$326,849$40,856
201754$88,095$22,024
201520$0—
201410$0—
201311$4,304$4,304
20125345$3,437,746$76,394
201111594$4,461,818$47,466
201075$80,572$16,114
200921$5,812$5,812
200851$389$389
20076353$1,815,943$34,263
200622$24,445$12,223
200443$6,411$2,137
200354$81,941$20,485
200121$5,805$5,805
19994440$931,824$23,296
199722$3,867$1,933
199621$2,353$2,353
199521$2,220$2,220
199410$0—
199298$206,061$25,758
199122$6,568$3,284
199073$15,969$5,323
198742$6,356$3,178
198543$17,726$5,909
198465$14,806$2,961
198353$1,609$536
198211$1,650$1,650
198054$2,670$668
19791813$24,916$1,917
197811$780$780

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 07601?

494 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 402 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 07601?

$20M across 402 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $50K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 07601?

2011, with 115 claims and $4.5M paid.

What county is ZIP 07601 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 1 Oct 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.