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ZIP code 10977, Rockland 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 483 NFIP claims for ZIP 10977 (Rockland County, New York), with $2.1M paid on 374 claims since 1978.

That is 13.9% of the 3,480 claims recorded across Rockland County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $6K, lower than the county average of $17K and the New York average of $40K.

FEMA counts 50 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 990 residential flood policies in force, covering 1.3% of residential structures.

483NFIP claims since 1978
374paid claims
$2.1Mtotal paid
$6Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 10977RocklandNew YorkUS
Claims since 19784833,480175,4302,680,429
Share of claims paid77%76%82%78%
Average paid claim$6K$17K$40K$43K
Share of county claims13.9%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties5030319,079—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 10977 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s146$247,527
1980s198$428,588
1990s53$258,306
2000s23$122,032
2010s49$541,397
2020s14$466,336
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202411$40,402$40,402
202310$0—
202232$38,865$19,432
202199$387,069$43,008
201832$44,537$22,269
201410$0—
201233$29,694$9,898
20113429$356,177$12,282
201087$110,989$15,856
200786$33,289$5,548
200610$0—
200510$0—
200411$10,034$10,034
200399$60,995$6,777
200132$17,713$8,857
19992624$177,736$7,406
199620$0—
199531$2,615$2,615
199452$6,359$3,180
199387$39,724$5,675
199211$7,249$7,249
199111$483$483
199075$24,140$4,828
198810$0—
198743$2,353$784
1986128$45,293$5,662
198521$350$350
19844427$94,011$3,482
19835543$179,844$4,182
198296$16,053$2,675
19811311$28,089$2,554
19805839$62,595$1,605
197910083$166,689$2,008
19784641$80,838$1,972

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: Rockland County

Rockland County has 476 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (20 in the last 12 months), 30 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 128; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 1.

Hail: 37 · Tornado: 3 · Flood: 128 · Wind: 163 · Winter: 92 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 10977?

483 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 374 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 10977?

$2.1M across 374 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $6K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 10977?

1979, with 100 claims and $167K paid.

What county is ZIP 10977 in?

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