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ZIP code 08848, 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 109 NFIP claims for ZIP 08848 (Hunterdon County, New Jersey), with $2.3M paid on 92 claims since 1978.

That is 6.9% of the 1,572 claims recorded across Hunterdon County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $25K, close to the county average of $30K and the New Jersey average of $38K.

FEMA counts 11 repetitive-loss properties and 2 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.

109NFIP claims since 1978
92paid claims
$2.3Mtotal paid
$25Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 08848HunterdonNew JerseyUS
Claims since 19781091,572202,3402,680,429
Share of claims paid84%83%84%78%
Average paid claim$25K$30K$38K$43K
Share of county claims6.9%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties1122814,863—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 08848 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s1$209
1980s6$2,980
1990s9$24,584
2000s34$1,103,429
2010s39$614,652
2020s20$566,078
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202411$9,307$9,307
20211917$556,771$32,751
201210$0—
20113835$614,652$17,561
200731$7,337$7,337
20061313$466,311$35,870
2005108$355,669$44,459
200476$273,271$45,545
200011$841$841
199921$3,897$3,897
199675$20,687$4,137
198932$2,429$1,215
198710$0—
198421$551$551
197911$209$209

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 08848?

109 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 92 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 08848?

$2.3M across 92 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $25K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 08848?

2011, with 38 claims and $615K paid.

What county is ZIP 08848 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.