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ZIP code 08310, 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.

OpenFEMA lists 6 NFIP claims for ZIP 08310 (Atlantic County, New Jersey), with $42K paid on 6 claims since 1978.

That is 0% of the 20,909 claims recorded across Atlantic County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $7K, lower than the county average of $28K and the New Jersey average of $38K.

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

6NFIP claims since 1978
6paid claims
$42Ktotal paid
$7Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 08310AtlanticNew JerseyUS
Claims since 1978620,909202,3402,680,429
Share of claims paid100%85%84%78%
Average paid claim$7K$28K$38K$43K
Share of county claims0.0%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties082214,863—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 08310 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s1$2,131
1980s0$0
1990s1$980
2000s0$0
2010s4$38,689
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
201911$7,897$7,897
201311$10,347$10,347
201111$7,505$7,505
201011$12,939$12,939
199711$980$980
197911$2,131$2,131

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 08310?

6 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 6 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 08310?

$42K across 6 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $7K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 08310?

1979, with 1 claim and $2K paid.

What county is ZIP 08310 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 1 Oct 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.