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ZIP code 10312, 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.

ZIP code 10312, in Richmond County, New York, has 2,050 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 1,590 of them paid for a total of $14M.

That is 10.6% of the 19,422 claims recorded across Richmond County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $9K, lower than the county average of $17K and the New York average of $40K.

FEMA counts 256 repetitive-loss properties and 1 severe repetitive-loss property 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.

2,050NFIP claims since 1978
1,590paid claims
$14Mtotal paid
$9Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 10312RichmondNew YorkUS
Claims since 19782,05019,422175,4302,680,429
Share of claims paid78%84%82%78%
Average paid claim$9K$17K$40K$43K
Share of county claims10.6%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties2562,38719,079—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 10312 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s782$1,925,278
1980s1,002$1,345,317
1990s50$193,321
2000s22$148,992
2010s140$9,503,894
2020s54$1,327,951
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202410$0—
202310$0—
202210$0—
20215147$1,327,951$28,254
201822$24,819$12,409
201730$0—
201553$6,875$2,292
201422$10,747$5,373
20128175$8,608,224$114,776
20113120$312,990$15,650
2010165$540,240$108,048
200921$4,004$4,004
200822$17,491$8,746
200751$2,883$2,883
200644$71,886$17,972
200544$22,054$5,513
200320$0—
200211$30,673$30,673
200110$0—
200010$0—
199933$8,936$2,979
199811$1,187$1,187
199732$25,499$12,750
1996119$65,253$7,250
199474$29,158$7,290
19921810$63,287$6,329
199160$0—
199010$0—
198996$8,248$1,375
1988188$16,456$2,057
198710$0—
198640$0—
198563$12,739$4,246
19846011$18,194$1,654
198310463$77,989$1,238
198214683$119,765$1,443
1981175136$273,604$2,012
1980479390$818,323$2,098
1979586527$1,475,070$2,799
1978196167$450,208$2,696

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 10312?

2,050 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 1,590 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 10312?

$14M across 1,590 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $9K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 10312?

1979, with 586 claims and $1.5M paid.

What county is ZIP 10312 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.