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ZIP code 10475, 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.

ZIP code 10475, in Bronx County, New York, has 48 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 33 of them paid for a total of $737K.

That is 2.5% of the 1,945 claims recorded across Bronx County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $22K, close to the county average of $19K and the New York average of $40K.

FEMA counts 6 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 1,844 residential flood policies in force, covering 2.3% of residential structures.

48NFIP claims since 1978
33paid claims
$737Ktotal paid
$22Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 10475BronxNew YorkUS
Claims since 1978481,945175,4302,680,429
Share of claims paid69%73%82%78%
Average paid claim$22K$19K$40K$43K
Share of county claims2.5%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties616319,079—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 10475 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s4$7,416
1980s3$3,527
1990s2$23,758
2000s11$152,382
2010s15$33,720
2020s13$516,499
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202411$27,364$27,364
202331$21,745$21,745
202211$58,505$58,505
202188$408,886$51,111
201610$0—
2012112$23,388$11,694
201111$2,334$2,334
201022$7,998$3,999
2007108$151,912$18,989
200111$470$470
199922$23,758$11,879
198321$1,397$1,397
198011$2,130$2,130
197933$6,777$2,259
197811$639$639

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 10475?

48 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 33 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 10475?

$737K across 33 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $22K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 10475?

2012, with 11 claims and $23K paid.

What county is ZIP 10475 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 1 Oct 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.