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ZIP code 10803, 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 144 NFIP claims for ZIP 10803 (Westchester County, New York), with $2.2M paid on 126 claims since 1978.

That is 1.2% of the 12,259 claims recorded across Westchester County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $17K, lower than the county average of $27K and the New York average of $40K.

FEMA counts 14 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 6,276 residential flood policies in force, covering 3% of residential structures.

144NFIP claims since 1978
126paid claims
$2.2Mtotal paid
$17Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 10803WestchesterNew YorkUS
Claims since 197814412,259175,4302,680,429
Share of claims paid88%81%82%78%
Average paid claim$17K$27K$40K$43K
Share of county claims1.2%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties141,30419,079—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 10803 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s11$26,965
1980s17$71,765
1990s8$65,329
2000s20$173,727
2010s21$275,535
2020s67$1,587,821
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202411$12,037$12,037
20231613$158,838$12,218
202233$63,999$21,333
20214643$1,346,412$31,312
202011$6,536$6,536
201911$11,164$11,164
201710$0—
201253$148,055$49,352
201197$99,146$14,164
201054$17,170$4,292
200833$24,674$8,225
20071513$81,311$6,255
200222$67,742$33,871
199922$5,937$2,969
199611$274$274
199411$14,536$14,536
199221$19,085$19,085
199022$25,497$12,749
198422$18,578$9,289
198332$17,965$8,983
198233$2,951$984
198098$32,271$4,034
197999$21,486$2,387
197821$5,479$5,479

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 10803?

144 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 126 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 10803?

$2.2M across 126 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $17K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 10803?

2021, with 46 claims and $1.3M paid.

What county is ZIP 10803 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.