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ZIP code 10308, 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 1,375 NFIP claims for ZIP 10308 (Richmond County, New York), with $20M paid on 1,146 claims since 1978.

That is 7.1% of the 19,422 claims recorded across Richmond County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $17K, close to the county average of $17K and the New York average of $40K.

FEMA counts 176 repetitive-loss properties and 10 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.

1,375NFIP claims since 1978
1,146paid claims
$20Mtotal paid
$17Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 10308RichmondNew YorkUS
Claims since 19781,37519,422175,4302,680,429
Share of claims paid83%84%82%78%
Average paid claim$17K$17K$40K$43K
Share of county claims7.1%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties1762,38719,079—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 10308 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s425$1,014,353
1980s525$775,873
1990s67$633,700
2000s25$75,778
2010s322$17,224,849
2020s11$81,089
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202322$10,925$5,462
202198$70,164$8,771
201822$18,895$9,447
201510$0—
201466$25,064$4,177
2012239232$16,605,222$71,574
20114541$319,672$7,797
20102922$255,996$11,636
200810$0—
20072015$74,693$4,980
200621$1,085$1,085
200320$0—
199922$2,521$1,260
19961814$162,885$11,635
199410$0—
199311$3,618$3,618
19924438$464,676$12,228
199010$0—
198942$12,518$6,259
19882820$79,528$3,976
198711$415$415
198620$0—
198521$1,730$1,730
19843312$14,496$1,208
19837355$70,657$1,285
19826230$35,250$1,175
19817660$104,906$1,748
1980244203$456,372$2,248
1979318286$767,158$2,682
197810792$247,195$2,687

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 10308?

1,375 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 1,146 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 10308?

$20M across 1,146 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $17K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 10308?

1979, with 318 claims and $767K paid.

What county is ZIP 10308 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 30 Sep 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.