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ZIP code 08736, 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 2,240 NFIP claims for ZIP 08736 (Monmouth County, New Jersey), with $108M paid on 2,007 claims since 1978.

That is 11.2% of the 20,039 claims recorded across Monmouth County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $54K, close to the county average of $55K and the New Jersey average of $38K.

FEMA counts 133 repetitive-loss properties and 13 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 14,530 residential flood policies in force, covering 7.4% of residential structures.

2,240NFIP claims since 1978
2,007paid claims
$108Mtotal paid
$54Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 08736MonmouthNew JerseyUS
Claims since 19782,24020,039202,3402,680,429
Share of claims paid90%85%84%78%
Average paid claim$54K$55K$38K$43K
Share of county claims11.2%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties1331,26714,863—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 08736 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s29$22,323
1980s124$308,656
1990s576$5,593,636
2000s25$93,088
2010s1,470$102,240,571
2020s16$84,942
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202610$0—
202511$3,553$3,553
202422$12,910$6,455
202376$42,474$7,079
202244$26,005$6,501
202110$0—
20182421$285,779$13,609
201720$0—
201611$4,183$4,183
201530$0—
201442$12,157$6,079
201321$12,511$12,511
20121,2731,230$99,911,693$81,229
2011146125$1,972,950$15,784
2010159$41,298$4,589
200910$0—
200821$1,671$1,671
200711$8,294$8,294
200630$0—
200593$45,565$15,188
200421$624$624
200310$0—
200231$633$633
200122$21,020$10,510
200011$15,281$15,281
199941$2,987$2,987
1998107$24,162$3,452
199711$6,372$6,372
199683$18,513$6,171
199510$0—
199431$11,734$11,734
19932510$170,790$17,079
1992451411$5,135,775$12,496
19917053$223,303$4,213
199030$0—
198922$6,567$3,284
19872421$54,631$2,601
198610$0—
198565$7,760$1,552
19848359$234,319$3,972
198340$0—
198111$1,315$1,315
198032$4,064$2,032
197951$374$374
19782417$21,949$1,291

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 08736?

2,240 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 2,007 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 08736?

$108M across 2,007 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $54K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 08736?

2012, with 1,273 claims and $100M paid.

What county is ZIP 08736 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.