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ZIP code 10502, Westchester 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 253 NFIP claims for ZIP 10502 (Westchester County, New York), with $2.3M paid on 211 claims since 1978.

That is 2.1% of the 12,259 claims recorded across Westchester County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $11K, lower than the county average of $27K and the New York average of $40K.

FEMA counts 24 repetitive-loss properties and 7 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 6,276 residential flood policies in force, covering 3% of residential structures.

253NFIP claims since 1978
211paid claims
$2.3Mtotal paid
$11Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 10502WestchesterNew YorkUS
Claims since 197825312,259175,4302,680,429
Share of claims paid83%81%82%78%
Average paid claim$11K$27K$40K$43K
Share of county claims2.1%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties241,30419,079—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 10502 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s60$160,556
1980s157$904,366
1990s7$206,655
2000s11$230,890
2010s10$389,677
2020s8$431,218
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202322$62,607$31,304
202164$368,611$92,153
201511$25,499$25,499
201188$340,872$42,609
201011$23,305$23,305
200931$16,317$16,317
200811$26,360$26,360
200722$37,463$18,732
200522$104,201$52,100
200422$24,955$12,477
200111$21,594$21,594
199922$181,942$90,971
199710$0—
199532$24,712$12,356
199210$0—
198911$170$170
198622$5,263$2,631
198522$3,727$1,864
19845644$434,165$9,867
19832414$30,139$2,153
198266$90,134$15,022
19806663$340,768$5,409
19794840$149,714$3,743
19781210$10,843$1,084

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: Westchester County

Westchester County has 746 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (30 in the last 12 months), 32 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 270; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 4.

Hail: 81 · Tornado: 9 · Flood: 270 · Wind: 344 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 10502?

253 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 211 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 10502?

$2.3M across 211 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $11K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 10502?

1980, with 66 claims and $341K paid.

What county is ZIP 10502 in?

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