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ZIP code 07704, Monmouth 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 32 NFIP claims for ZIP 07704 (Monmouth County, New Jersey), with $323K paid on 16 claims since 1978.

That is 0.2% of the 20,039 claims recorded across Monmouth County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $20K, lower than the county average of $55K and the New Jersey average of $38K.

At county level FEMA counts 14,530 residential flood policies in force, covering 7.4% of residential structures.

32NFIP claims since 1978
16paid claims
$323Ktotal paid
$20Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 07704MonmouthNew JerseyUS
Claims since 19783220,039202,3402,680,429
Share of claims paid50%85%84%78%
Average paid claim$20K$55K$38K$43K
Share of county claims0.2%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties01,26714,863—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 07704 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s3$0
1990s9$63,003
2000s2$14,175
2010s16$239,976
2020s2$6,277
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202610$0—
202311$6,277$6,277
201911$6,031$6,031
201811$5,748$5,748
201611$2,325$2,325
201273$205,240$68,413
201143$20,631$6,877
201020$0—
200511$8,259$8,259
200211$5,916$5,916
199610$0—
199284$63,003$15,751
198430$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: Monmouth County

Monmouth County has 732 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (32 in the last 12 months), 28 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 122; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 3.

Hail: 78 · Tornado: 17 · Flood: 122 · Wind: 397 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 07704?

32 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 16 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 07704?

$323K across 16 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $20K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 07704?

1992, with 8 claims and $63K paid.

What county is ZIP 07704 in?

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