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ZIP code 10801, 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 220 NFIP claims for ZIP 10801 (Westchester County, New York), with $4.2M paid on 176 claims since 1978.

That is 1.8% of the 12,259 claims recorded across Westchester County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $24K, close to the county average of $27K and the New York average of $40K.

FEMA counts 29 repetitive-loss properties and 2 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.

220NFIP claims since 1978
176paid claims
$4.2Mtotal paid
$24Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 10801WestchesterNew YorkUS
Claims since 197822012,259175,4302,680,429
Share of claims paid80%81%82%78%
Average paid claim$24K$27K$40K$43K
Share of county claims1.8%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties291,30419,079—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 10801 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s22$82,841
1980s49$180,336
1990s18$71,648
2000s32$636,412
2010s35$957,832
2020s64$2,262,189
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202411$8,246$8,246
20232320$532,483$26,624
202222$40,458$20,229
20213832$1,681,001$52,531
201920$0—
201610$0—
201420$0—
201288$845,669$105,709
20111614$98,326$7,023
201063$13,837$4,612
200911$11,884$11,884
200822$7,476$3,738
20072625$601,822$24,073
200610$0—
200411$2,719$2,719
200111$12,512$12,512
199976$27,709$4,618
199620$0—
199242$31,963$15,982
199111$2,102$2,102
199042$9,873$4,937
198921$1,055$1,055
198610$0—
198476$17,640$2,940
1983109$34,730$3,859
198297$24,152$3,450
198186$30,952$5,159
19801210$71,807$7,181
19791814$76,977$5,498
197842$5,864$2,932

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 10801?

220 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 176 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 10801?

$4.2M across 176 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $24K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 10801?

2021, with 38 claims and $1.7M paid.

What county is ZIP 10801 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 30 Sep 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.