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ZIP code 08031, Camden 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 08031 (Camden County, New Jersey), with $81K paid on 15 claims since 1978.

That is 2.4% of the 1,329 claims recorded across Camden County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $5K, lower than the county average of $10K and the New Jersey average of $38K.

FEMA counts 1 repetitive-loss property 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 1,406 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.9% of residential structures.

32NFIP claims since 1978
15paid claims
$81Ktotal paid
$5Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 08031CamdenNew JerseyUS
Claims since 1978321,329202,3402,680,429
Share of claims paid47%67%84%78%
Average paid claim$5K$10K$38K$43K
Share of county claims2.4%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties110414,863—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 08031 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s2$329
1980s3$1,005
1990s5$1,651
2000s9$9,198
2010s11$59,858
2020s2$9,239
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202411$9,239$9,239
202110$0—
201911$14,194$14,194
201821$4,371$4,371
201721$2,177$2,177
201311$11,164$11,164
201243$27,951$9,317
201110$0—
200721$2,032$2,032
200611$4,754$4,754
200421$1,677$1,677
200331$735$735
200110$0—
199810$0—
199620$0—
199421$1,651$1,651
198910$0—
198310$0—
198211$1,005$1,005
197921$329$329

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: Camden County

Camden County has 1,295 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (28 in the last 12 months), 25 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 189; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 3.

Hail: 74 · Tornado: 10 · Flood: 189 · Wind: 495 · Winter: 213 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 08031?

32 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 15 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 08031?

$81K across 15 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $5K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 08031?

2012, with 4 claims and $28K paid.

What county is ZIP 08031 in?

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