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ZIP code 08530, Hunterdon 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 517 NFIP claims for ZIP 08530 (Hunterdon County, New Jersey), with $14M paid on 444 claims since 1978.

That is 32.9% of the 1,572 claims recorded across Hunterdon County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $31K, close to the county average of $30K and the New Jersey average of $38K.

FEMA counts 84 repetitive-loss properties and 29 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 637 residential flood policies in force, covering 1.5% of residential structures.

517NFIP claims since 1978
444paid claims
$14Mtotal paid
$31Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 08530HunterdonNew JerseyUS
Claims since 19785171,572202,3402,680,429
Share of claims paid86%83%84%78%
Average paid claim$31K$30K$38K$43K
Share of county claims32.9%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties8422814,863—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 08530 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s1$0
1980s4$970
1990s32$139,431
2000s260$4,194,766
2010s102$1,582,821
2020s118$7,749,555
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202510$0—
202411$11,720$11,720
202311$3,881$3,881
2021115108$7,733,955$71,611
201811$9,348$9,348
201310$0—
20119983$1,569,809$18,913
201011$3,664$3,664
200810$0—
200743$129,802$43,267
20069184$1,597,015$19,012
200510387$1,528,327$17,567
20046050$939,263$18,785
200311$360$360
19991612$81,466$6,789
1996138$38,882$4,860
199411$15,123$15,123
199222$3,960$1,980
198610$0—
198410$0—
198321$970$970
197810$0—

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: Hunterdon County

Hunterdon County has 1,198 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (37 in the last 12 months), 26 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 122; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 44 · Tornado: 9 · Flood: 122 · Wind: 445 · Winter: 272 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 08530?

517 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 444 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 08530?

$14M across 444 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $31K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 08530?

2021, with 115 claims and $7.7M paid.

What county is ZIP 08530 in?

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