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ZIP Code 08050, Ocean County, New Jersey Flood insurance claims (NFIP) on record, by year of loss

This page is a ZIP Code record of past events and claims. It does not show the flood zone or the risk of an address. For the flood map of an address, use FEMA's address search (opens in a new tab).

OpenFEMA has 4,649 NFIP claims on record for ZIP Code 08050 from 1978 through 8 Sep 2026.

The NFIP paid $270 million on these claims.

The site puts ZIP Code 08050 in Ocean County, New Jersey, because most of its claims have the code of that county.

It is derived from the National Flood Insurance Program system of record, staged in the program's reporting platform and redacted to protect policy holder personally identifiable information.

5-digit Postal Zip Code of the insured property as reported by WYO partners

The words of the agency. Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset "NFIP Redacted Claims - v3", copied on . The page gives: last data refresh 2026-09-09.

Date of the data: OpenFEMA NFIP claims through .

Claims by year of loss

NFIP claims in ZIP Code 08050 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026
DecadeYear that ends in 0Year that ends in 1Year that ends in 2Year that ends in 3Year that ends in 4Year that ends in 5Year that ends in 6Year that ends in 7Year that ends in 8Year that ends in 9All
1970s268
1980s32156513410296
1990s0155783196214602961,074
2000s126152131585512219
2010s10143,159711020313,207
2020s310766112 (part of the year)45

A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.

NFIP claims in ZIP Code 08050 by year of loss, with the amount paid (OpenFEMA, through 8 Sep 2026)
Year of lossClaimsClaims with a paymentAmount paid
20262not shownnot shown
2025119$234,148
20246not shownnot shown
20236not shownnot shown
20227not shownnot shown
202110not shownnot shown
20203not shownnot shown
20191not shownnot shown
20183not shownnot shown
20162not shownnot shown
2014118$83,595
20137not shownnot shown
20123,1593,064$259,538,098
2011145$41,494
2010105$33,548
2009129$33,218
20085not shownnot shown
20075not shownnot shown
2006158129$1,796,531
20051311$77,644
20042not shownnot shown
20031512$75,242
20026not shownnot shown
20012not shownnot shown
20001not shownnot shown
19996not shownnot shown
19982914$55,628
19976051$405,976
199614not shownnot shown
19952not shownnot shown
199465$30,186
19931915$59,858
1992783677$7,054,026
1991155107$293,208
19892not shownnot shown
19871not shownnot shown
19864not shownnot shown
1985136$3,131
19846536$103,649
19835not shownnot shown
19821not shownnot shown
19812not shownnot shown
19803not shownnot shown
19796not shownnot shown
19782not shownnot shown
All years4,6494,202$270,281,015

A year with fewer than 5 claims shows the count of claims and no amount. A year with 1 to 4 claims with a payment shows no amount either. Such an amount could point to one property. The amount is the sum of the building, contents and increased cost of compliance payments.

A ZIP Code in the NFIP file is the ZIP Code that the policyholder reports. How FEMA redacts NFIP claims

This dataset is not intended to be an official federal report, and should not be considered an official federal report.

The words of the agency. Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset "NFIP Redacted Claims - v3", copied on . The page gives: last data refresh 2026-09-09.

FEMA cannot verify the quality and/or timeliness of any data or any analysis derived therefrom after the data has been retrieved from FEMA.gov.

The words of the agency. Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Terms and Conditions, copied on . The page gives: last updated 2025-01-22.

The county: Ocean County

Storm events, disaster declarations and the National Risk Index are records for a county. The page of Ocean County has them.

NFIP claims and flood events: ZIP Code 08050 beside Ocean County and the total of the counties of New Jersey
MeasureZIP Code 08050OceanAll counties of New Jersey
NFIP claims, 1978 to 20264,64952,884201,761
Claims for each 1,000 policies in force, 2016 to 2025no figure17.6117.8
Flood events on record (NCEI), 1996 to 2026no figure1003,014

The column of the state totals the counties. FEMA gives the policies in force for a county and not for a ZIP Code. The claims have every type of building. FEMA counts residential policies only. NCEI records storm events for a county or a forecast zone.

Official channels

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Cite this page

County Hazards. "Flood insurance claims on record for ZIP Code 08050". https://countyhazards.com/zip/08050/. Data: FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP claims through 8 Sep 2026. Page made on .

Questions

Which year of loss has the most NFIP claims in ZIP Code 08050?
2012 has 3,159 claims of the 4,649 claims on record from 1978 through 8 Sep 2026.
Does this page show the claims of one property?
No. FEMA redacts the claims file to protect policy holders. This page shows totals for the ZIP Code.
How many NFIP claims are on record for Ocean County?
OpenFEMA has 52,884 NFIP claims on record for Ocean County from 1978 through 8 Sep 2026. ZIP Code 08050 has 4,649 of them.
Is ZIP Code 08050 in one county only?
A ZIP Code can be in more than one county. The site puts a ZIP Code in the county that most of its claims name.