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ZIP code 10306, 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 6,440 NFIP claims for ZIP 10306 (Richmond County, New York), with $144M paid on 5,523 claims since 1978.

That is 33.2% of the 19,422 claims recorded across Richmond County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $26K, higher than the county average of $17K and the New York average of $40K.

FEMA counts 735 repetitive-loss properties and 20 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.

6,440NFIP claims since 1978
5,523paid claims
$144Mtotal paid
$26Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 10306RichmondNew YorkUS
Claims since 19786,44019,422175,4302,680,429
Share of claims paid86%84%82%78%
Average paid claim$26K$17K$40K$43K
Share of county claims33.2%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties7352,38719,079—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 10306 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s1,360$3,516,180
1980s1,427$2,022,059
1990s343$1,860,479
2000s145$545,184
2010s3,041$135,474,997
2020s124$962,516
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202621$4,488$4,488
202521$9,429$9,429
202430$0—
202352$18,033$9,017
2022107$49,015$7,002
202110069$881,552$12,776
202020$0—
201910$0—
201863$18,792$6,264
2017116$38,707$6,451
201610$0—
201531$1,236$1,236
20141911$49,722$4,520
201330$0—
20122,4572,392$132,649,491$55,455
2011485353$2,464,108$6,980
20105533$252,941$7,665
200962$11,465$5,732
200833$10,132$3,377
20079375$462,181$6,162
200610$0—
200542$9,832$4,916
2004169$28,806$3,201
2003105$10,570$2,114
200243$7,369$2,456
200161$368$368
200022$4,463$2,231
1999168$34,554$4,319
199873$7,837$2,612
199710$0—
19967237$208,698$5,640
199551$6,031$6,031
19942010$35,491$3,549
19933221$72,743$3,464
1992185161$1,489,293$9,250
199133$3,831$1,277
199022$2,000$1,000
1989124$7,333$1,833
19885528$66,347$2,370
198733$4,998$1,666
198630$0—
1985205$13,608$2,722
198412963$90,169$1,431
1983165110$157,352$1,430
198213285$111,216$1,308
1981177128$270,000$2,109
1980731621$1,301,037$2,095
1979972906$2,640,958$2,915
1978388343$875,222$2,552

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 10306?

6,440 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 5,523 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 10306?

$144M across 5,523 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $26K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 10306?

2012, with 2,457 claims and $133M paid.

What county is ZIP 10306 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.