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ZIP code 10469, Bronx 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 50 NFIP claims for ZIP 10469 (Bronx County, New York), with $128K paid on 32 claims since 1978.

That is 2.6% of the 1,945 claims recorded across Bronx County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $4K, lower than the county average of $19K and the New York average of $40K.

FEMA counts 3 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 1,844 residential flood policies in force, covering 2.3% of residential structures.

50NFIP claims since 1978
32paid claims
$128Ktotal paid
$4Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 10469BronxNew YorkUS
Claims since 1978501,945175,4302,680,429
Share of claims paid64%73%82%78%
Average paid claim$4K$19K$40K$43K
Share of county claims2.6%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties316319,079—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 10469 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s9$12,388
1980s17$18,583
1990s1$1,830
2000s3$0
2010s12$37,006
2020s8$58,239
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202410$0—
202321$2,754$2,754
202154$55,485$13,871
201911$4,915$4,915
201421$1,348$1,348
201143$18,926$6,309
201052$11,817$5,909
200810$0—
200710$0—
200310$0—
199911$1,830$1,830
198432$5,270$2,635
198352$1,060$530
198233$2,616$872
198133$5,386$1,795
198033$4,251$1,417
197986$12,388$2,065
197810$0—

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: Bronx County

Bronx County has 305 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (10 in the last 12 months), 20 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 90; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 3.

Hail: 11 · Tornado: 1 · Flood: 90 · Wind: 73 · Winter: 80 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 10469?

50 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 32 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 10469?

$128K across 32 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $4K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 10469?

1979, with 8 claims and $12K paid.

What county is ZIP 10469 in?

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