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ZIP code 08730, Monmouth 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 216 NFIP claims for ZIP 08730 (Monmouth County, New Jersey), with $11M paid on 170 claims since 1978.

That is 1.1% of the 20,039 claims recorded across Monmouth County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $66K, close to the county average of $55K and the New Jersey average of $38K.

FEMA counts 9 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 14,530 residential flood policies in force, covering 7.4% of residential structures.

216NFIP claims since 1978
170paid claims
$11Mtotal paid
$66Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 08730MonmouthNew JerseyUS
Claims since 197821620,039202,3402,680,429
Share of claims paid79%85%84%78%
Average paid claim$66K$55K$38K$43K
Share of county claims1.1%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties91,26714,863—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 08730 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s3$80
1980s15$39,235
1990s52$419,004
2000s7$29,201
2010s137$10,686,370
2020s2$18,902
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202611$7,786$7,786
202311$11,117$11,117
201811$1,947$1,947
201332$9,775$4,888
2012122115$10,607,458$92,239
201164$51,505$12,876
201053$15,685$5,228
200811$3,260$3,260
200542$22,627$11,314
200110$0—
200011$3,313$3,313
199820$0—
199410$0—
199340$0—
19923925$402,688$16,108
199165$16,316$3,263
198911$900$900
198710$0—
1984137$38,335$5,476
197910$0—
197821$80$80

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: Monmouth County

Monmouth County has 732 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (32 in the last 12 months), 28 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 122; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 3.

Hail: 78 · Tornado: 17 · Flood: 122 · Wind: 397 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 08730?

216 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 170 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 08730?

$11M across 170 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $66K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 08730?

2012, with 122 claims and $11M paid.

What county is ZIP 08730 in?

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