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ZIP code 07663, 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 447 NFIP claims for ZIP 07663 (Bergen County, New Jersey), with $13M paid on 402 claims since 1978.

That is 3.1% of the 14,477 claims recorded across Bergen County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $33K, close to the county average of $35K and the New Jersey average of $38K.

FEMA counts 50 repetitive-loss properties and 9 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.

447NFIP claims since 1978
402paid claims
$13Mtotal paid
$33Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 07663BergenNew JerseyUS
Claims since 197844714,477202,3402,680,429
Share of claims paid90%85%84%78%
Average paid claim$33K$35K$38K$43K
Share of county claims3.1%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties502,02614,863—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 07663 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s5$1,862
1980s6$4,863
1990s111$1,577,724
2000s65$1,425,592
2010s185$6,423,267
2020s75$3,885,482
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202411$102,079$102,079
202242$556,519$278,260
20217064$3,226,883$50,420
201933$161,516$53,839
201811$267,193$267,193
201410$0—
201231$2,043$2,043
2011172162$5,851,316$36,119
201052$141,200$70,600
200810$0—
20075853$1,420,169$26,796
200521$122$122
200321$2,658$2,658
200210$0—
200111$2,643$2,643
1999106102$1,577,724$15,468
199620$0—
199420$0—
199110$0—
198710$0—
198421$3,243$3,243
198311$512$512
198022$1,108$554
197954$1,862$465

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 07663?

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

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 07663?

$13M across 402 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $33K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 07663?

2011, with 172 claims and $5.9M paid.

What county is ZIP 07663 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.