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ZIP code 08201, Atlantic 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 08201, in Atlantic County, New Jersey, has 161 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 136 of them paid for a total of $4.9M.

That is 0.8% of the 20,909 claims recorded across Atlantic County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $36K, higher than the county average of $28K and the New Jersey average of $38K.

FEMA counts 7 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 12,522 residential flood policies in force, covering 14.5% of residential structures.

161NFIP claims since 1978
136paid claims
$4.9Mtotal paid
$36Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 08201AtlanticNew JerseyUS
Claims since 197816120,909202,3402,680,429
Share of claims paid84%85%84%78%
Average paid claim$36K$28K$38K$43K
Share of county claims0.8%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties782214,863—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 08201 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s1$82
1980s34$662,019
1990s43$1,157,191
2000s13$687,084
2010s58$2,141,645
2020s12$203,247
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202610$0—
202411$913$913
202333$46,692$15,564
202232$79,734$39,867
202122$47,059$23,529
202022$28,850$14,425
201922$31,650$15,825
201844$129,682$32,420
201621$99,139$99,139
201543$98,855$32,952
20124438$1,777,877$46,786
201111$680$680
201011$3,762$3,762
200922$93,059$46,530
200811$80,202$80,202
200621$149,746$149,746
200310$0—
200210$0—
200111$8,726$8,726
200055$355,352$71,070
199911$24,879$24,879
199843$130,092$43,364
1997118$257,067$32,133
199633$172,543$57,514
199511$91,564$91,564
199475$206,207$41,241
199311$27,288$27,288
19921413$222,071$17,082
199111$25,480$25,480
198932$44,867$22,433
198711$18,060$18,060
1985109$187,802$20,867
19841210$256,880$25,688
198210$0—
198077$154,411$22,059
197811$82$82

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: Atlantic County

Atlantic County has 423 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (7 in the last 12 months), 36 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 63; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 4.

Hail: 56 · Tornado: 9 · Flood: 63 · Wind: 189 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 08201?

161 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 136 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 08201?

$4.9M across 136 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $36K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 08201?

2012, with 44 claims and $1.8M paid.

What county is ZIP 08201 in?

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