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ZIP code 10950, Orange 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 10950, in Orange County, New York, has 289 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 197 of them paid for a total of $2.5M.

That is 14.2% of the 2,032 claims recorded across Orange County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $13K, lower than the county average of $17K and the New York average of $40K.

FEMA counts 20 repetitive-loss properties and 3 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 1,082 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.9% of residential structures.

289NFIP claims since 1978
197paid claims
$2.5Mtotal paid
$13Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 10950OrangeNew YorkUS
Claims since 19782892,032175,4302,680,429
Share of claims paid68%76%82%78%
Average paid claim$13K$17K$40K$43K
Share of county claims14.2%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties2018619,079—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 10950 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s75$52,147
1980s67$56,164
1990s40$209,160
2000s19$152,683
2010s78$1,823,096
2020s10$247,736
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202611$5,189$5,189
202511$6,934$6,934
202353$193,335$64,445
202121$16,951$16,951
202011$25,328$25,328
201911$3,540$3,540
201854$106,914$26,729
201521$6,080$6,080
201310$0—
201242$12,633$6,316
20116047$1,662,939$35,382
201053$30,990$10,330
2007127$88,163$12,595
200611$913$913
200544$36,827$9,207
200411$24,840$24,840
200311$1,940$1,940
19992320$162,500$8,125
199810$0—
1996116$27,340$4,557
199533$13,455$4,485
199411$5,865$5,865
199010$0—
198765$7,990$1,598
1984208$23,040$2,880
198331$889$889
198241$4,129$4,129
1981104$5,363$1,341
19802417$14,753$868
19796444$45,662$1,038
1978118$6,485$811

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: Orange County

Orange County has 972 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (19 in the last 12 months), 36 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 153; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 87 · Tornado: 13 · Flood: 153 · Wind: 478 · Winter: 146 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 10950?

289 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 197 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 10950?

$2.5M across 197 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $13K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 10950?

1979, with 64 claims and $46K paid.

What county is ZIP 10950 in?

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