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ZIP code 10302, Richmond 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.

OpenFEMA lists 595 NFIP claims for ZIP 10302 (Richmond County, New York), with $3.7M paid on 501 claims since 1978.

That is 3.1% of the 19,422 claims recorded across Richmond County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $7K, lower than the county average of $17K and the New York average of $40K.

FEMA counts 76 repetitive-loss properties and 0 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 5,301 residential flood policies in force, covering 4.4% of residential structures.

595NFIP claims since 1978
501paid claims
$3.7Mtotal paid
$7Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 10302RichmondNew YorkUS
Claims since 197859519,422175,4302,680,429
Share of claims paid84%84%82%78%
Average paid claim$7K$17K$40K$43K
Share of county claims3.1%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties762,38719,079—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 10302 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s247$617,151
1980s199$306,053
1990s10$17,188
2000s23$143,737
2010s58$1,396,708
2020s58$1,267,405
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202511$2,334$2,334
202311$12,794$12,794
20215652$1,252,277$24,082
201910$0—
201810$0—
201721$1,109$1,109
201610$0—
201411$3,268$3,268
20121414$1,096,574$78,327
20113527$291,927$10,812
201032$3,830$1,915
200910$0—
20071111$72,865$6,624
200622$28,434$14,217
200510$0—
200432$32,091$16,046
200320$0—
200211$9,470$9,470
200021$876$876
199921$1,622$1,622
199610$0—
199422$2,010$1,005
199243$13,471$4,490
199111$85$85
198511$723$723
1984174$5,471$1,368
19833219$27,719$1,459
198298$12,715$1,589
19811714$30,447$2,175
1980123100$228,977$2,290
1979118111$289,127$2,605
1978129121$328,024$2,711

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: Richmond County

Richmond County has 205 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (18 in the last 12 months), 25 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 66; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 2.

Hail: 18 · Tornado: 4 · Flood: 66 · Wind: 92 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 10302?

595 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 501 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 10302?

$3.7M across 501 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $7K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 10302?

1978, with 129 claims and $328K paid.

What county is ZIP 10302 in?

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