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ZIP code 07718, 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.

ZIP code 07718, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, has 279 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 236 of them paid for a total of $8.4M.

That is 1.4% of the 20,039 claims recorded across Monmouth County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $36K, lower than the county average of $55K and the New Jersey average of $38K.

FEMA counts 17 repetitive-loss properties and 0 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 14,530 residential flood policies in force, covering 7.4% of residential structures.

279NFIP claims since 1978
236paid claims
$8.4Mtotal paid
$36Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 07718MonmouthNew JerseyUS
Claims since 197827920,039202,3402,680,429
Share of claims paid85%85%84%78%
Average paid claim$36K$55K$38K$43K
Share of county claims1.4%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties171,26714,863—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 07718 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s1$918
1980s6$1,283
1990s32$161,493
2000s2$7,087
2010s234$8,257,135
2020s4$11,614
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202332$8,040$4,020
202111$3,574$3,574
201810$0—
201610$0—
2012178170$8,013,652$47,139
20114935$222,129$6,347
201053$21,354$7,118
200810$0—
200511$7,087$7,087
199810$0—
199710$0—
199644$8,379$2,095
199510$0—
199310$0—
19922317$153,113$9,007
199110$0—
198451$434$434
198311$849$849
197911$918$918

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 07718?

279 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 236 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 07718?

$8.4M across 236 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $36K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 07718?

2012, with 178 claims and $8.0M paid.

What county is ZIP 07718 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.