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ZIP code 07960, Morris 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 106 NFIP claims for ZIP 07960 (Morris County, New Jersey), with $1.9M paid on 74 claims since 1978.

That is 1.1% of the 9,463 claims recorded across Morris County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $25K, close to the county average of $25K and the New Jersey average of $38K.

FEMA counts 9 repetitive-loss properties and 2 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 2,195 residential flood policies in force, covering 1.5% of residential structures.

106NFIP claims since 1978
74paid claims
$1.9Mtotal paid
$25Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 07960MorrisNew JerseyUS
Claims since 19781069,463202,3402,680,429
Share of claims paid70%86%84%78%
Average paid claim$25K$25K$38K$43K
Share of county claims1.1%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties989614,863—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 07960 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s11$67,852
1980s6$101,069
1990s18$269,695
2000s16$68,633
2010s41$1,108,020
2020s14$258,298
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202610$0—
202422$45,559$22,779
202333$71,770$23,923
202163$114,229$38,076
202022$26,741$13,370
201910$0—
201821$7,350$7,350
201311$15,632$15,632
201241$2,397$2,397
20113226$1,074,106$41,312
201011$8,534$8,534
200963$31,128$10,376
200811$1,226$1,226
200743$30,795$10,265
200611$2,685$2,685
200510$0—
200331$2,798$2,798
199987$195,237$27,891
199685$73,286$14,657
199410$0—
199211$1,172$1,172
198421$3,231$3,231
198210$0—
198122$97,838$48,919
198010$0—
197986$60,457$10,076
197833$7,395$2,465

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: Morris County

Morris County has 1,332 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (43 in the last 12 months), 33 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 149; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 1.

Hail: 72 · Tornado: 8 · Flood: 149 · Wind: 484 · Winter: 322 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 07960?

106 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 74 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 07960?

$1.9M across 74 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $25K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 07960?

2011, with 32 claims and $1.1M paid.

What county is ZIP 07960 in?

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