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ZIP code 08752, Ocean 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 1,442 NFIP claims for ZIP 08752 (Ocean County, New Jersey), with $50M paid on 1,089 claims since 1978.

That is 2.7% of the 52,884 claims recorded across Ocean County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $46K, close to the county average of $57K and the New Jersey average of $38K.

FEMA counts 40 repetitive-loss properties and 6 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 35,624 residential flood policies in force, covering 16.6% of residential structures.

1,442NFIP claims since 1978
1,089paid claims
$50Mtotal paid
$46Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 08752OceanNew JerseyUS
Claims since 19781,44252,884202,3402,680,429
Share of claims paid76%86%84%78%
Average paid claim$46K$57K$38K$43K
Share of county claims2.7%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties401,20814,863—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 08752 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s2$0
1980s9$1,631
1990s139$847,482
2000s44$346,063
2010s1,233$49,017,790
2020s15$257,668
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202610$0—
202510$0—
202487$82,018$11,717
202322$62,984$31,492
202211$4,377$4,377
202111$108,289$108,289
202010$0—
201910$0—
201410$0—
201330$0—
20121,179903$48,432,287$53,635
20113833$524,796$15,903
2010119$60,707$6,745
200742$9,247$4,624
20061411$68,176$6,198
20051915$228,736$15,249
200421$3,872$3,872
200310$0—
200210$0—
200111$1,913$1,913
200022$34,119$17,060
199922$23,493$11,746
1998126$30,638$5,106
199721$3,647$3,647
199643$16,606$5,535
199520$0—
1993135$19,709$3,942
19929273$706,185$9,674
1991119$47,205$5,245
199010$0—
198910$0—
198610$0—
198531$1,071$1,071
198431$560$560
198110$0—
197910$0—
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: Ocean County

Ocean County has 781 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (26 in the last 12 months), 33 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 100; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 3.

Hail: 89 · Tornado: 20 · Flood: 100 · Wind: 408 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 08752?

1,442 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 1,089 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 08752?

$50M across 1,089 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $46K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 08752?

2012, with 1,179 claims and $48M paid.

What county is ZIP 08752 in?

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