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ZIP code 07717, 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 308 NFIP claims for ZIP 07717 (Monmouth County, New Jersey), with $15M paid on 260 claims since 1978.

That is 1.5% of the 20,039 claims recorded across Monmouth County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $57K, close to the county average of $55K and the New Jersey average of $38K.

FEMA counts 12 repetitive-loss properties and 1 severe repetitive-loss property in the ZIP (properties with two or more paid flood claims); their locations are not published.

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

308NFIP claims since 1978
260paid claims
$15Mtotal paid
$57Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 07717MonmouthNew JerseyUS
Claims since 197830820,039202,3402,680,429
Share of claims paid84%85%84%78%
Average paid claim$57K$55K$38K$43K
Share of county claims1.5%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties121,26714,863—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 07717 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s4$2,921
1980s30$41,350
1990s60$475,183
2000s7$36,674
2010s202$14,266,206
2020s5$45,283
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202355$45,283$9,057
201811$5,925$5,925
201510$0—
201410$0—
2012173163$14,075,416$86,352
20112015$174,377$11,625
201065$10,489$2,098
200811$2,858$2,858
200710$0—
200542$33,816$16,908
200310$0—
199310$0—
19925442$470,060$11,192
199153$5,122$1,707
198910$0—
198720$0—
198532$1,770$885
19842419$39,580$2,083
197842$2,921$1,460

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 07717?

308 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 260 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 07717?

$15M across 260 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $57K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 07717?

2012, with 173 claims and $14M paid.

What county is ZIP 07717 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 30 Sep 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.