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ZIP code 10022, New York County, New York

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.

ZIP code 10022, in New York County, New York, has 40 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 26 of them paid for a total of $375K.

That is 2.7% of the 1,498 claims recorded across New York County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $14K, lower than the county average of $131K and the New York average of $40K.

At county level FEMA counts 1,854 residential flood policies in force, covering 1.5% of residential structures.

40NFIP claims since 1978
26paid claims
$375Ktotal paid
$14Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 10022New YorkNew YorkUS
Claims since 1978401,498175,4302,680,429
Share of claims paid65%61%82%78%
Average paid claim$14K$131K$40K$43K
Share of county claims2.7%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties06019,079—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 10022 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s19$36,835
1980s7$21,048
1990s8$270,116
2000s2$0
2010s3$46,993
2020s1$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202110$0—
201233$46,993$15,664
200910$0—
200310$0—
199322$58,433$29,217
199232$191,926$95,963
199133$19,757$6,586
198511$17,957$17,957
198422$1,800$900
198310$0—
198110$0—
198021$1,292$1,292
19791710$31,813$3,181
197822$5,022$2,511

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: New York County

New York County has 155 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (3 in the last 12 months), 23 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 71; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 3.

Hail: 12 · Tornado: 1 · Flood: 71 · Wind: 47 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 10022?

40 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 26 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 10022?

$375K across 26 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $14K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 10022?

1979, with 17 claims and $32K paid.

What county is ZIP 10022 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for New York County, New York; 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.