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ZIP code 10512, Putnam 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 10512, in Putnam County, New York, has 57 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 34 of them paid for a total of $258K.

That is 15.3% of the 373 claims recorded across Putnam County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $8K, lower than the county average of $22K and the New York average of $40K.

FEMA counts 2 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 222 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.6% of residential structures.

57NFIP claims since 1978
34paid claims
$258Ktotal paid
$8Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 10512PutnamNew YorkUS
Claims since 197857373175,4302,680,429
Share of claims paid60%68%82%78%
Average paid claim$8K$22K$40K$43K
Share of county claims15.3%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties22519,079—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 10512 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s15$8,335
1980s20$19,043
1990s3$897
2000s4$12,188
2010s8$9,137
2020s7$207,966
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202610$0—
202411$21,576$21,576
202333$73,300$24,433
202122$113,091$56,545
201510$0—
201320$0—
201143$7,651$2,550
201011$1,486$1,486
200911$4,374$4,374
200810$0—
200522$7,813$3,907
199911$897$897
199620$0—
198810$0—
198432$1,663$832
198320$0—
198273$7,512$2,504
198110$0—
198066$9,868$1,645
1979128$7,325$916
197831$1,010$1,010

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: Putnam County

Putnam County has 407 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (8 in the last 12 months), 29 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Very Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 33; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 1.

Hail: 33 · Tornado: 6 · Flood: 33 · Wind: 171 · Winter: 113 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 10512?

57 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 34 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 10512?

$258K across 34 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $8K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 10512?

1979, with 12 claims and $7K paid.

What county is ZIP 10512 in?

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