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ZIP code 10708, 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 444 NFIP claims for ZIP 10708 (Westchester County, New York), with $18M paid on 386 claims since 1978.

That is 3.6% of the 12,259 claims recorded across Westchester County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $47K, higher than the county average of $27K and the New York average of $40K.

FEMA counts 49 repetitive-loss properties and 19 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.

444NFIP claims since 1978
386paid claims
$18Mtotal paid
$47Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 10708WestchesterNew YorkUS
Claims since 197844412,259175,4302,680,429
Share of claims paid87%81%82%78%
Average paid claim$47K$27K$40K$43K
Share of county claims3.6%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties491,30419,079—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 10708 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s44$358,022
1980s80$381,151
1990s30$332,471
2000s71$4,670,133
2010s112$5,120,818
2020s107$7,284,069
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
20233329$1,668,908$57,549
20217468$5,615,161$82,576
201911$14,347$14,347
201875$452,021$90,404
201410$0—
201221$3,486$3,486
20119793$4,644,031$49,936
201042$6,933$3,466
200911$16,818$16,818
200876$26,608$4,435
20075955$4,601,837$83,670
200311$5,127$5,127
200211$7,051$7,051
200110$0—
200011$12,692$12,692
19991817$245,741$14,455
199653$7,017$2,339
199422$21,896$10,948
199054$57,817$14,454
198633$7,390$2,463
19843728$222,811$7,958
198364$2,087$522
198130$0—
19803125$148,864$5,955
19794335$352,517$10,072
197811$5,505$5,505

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 10708?

444 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 386 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 10708?

$18M across 386 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $47K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 10708?

2011, with 97 claims and $4.6M paid.

What county is ZIP 10708 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.