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ZIP code 10992, 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 10992, in Orange County, New York, has 356 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 318 of them paid for a total of $6.6M.

That is 17.5% of the 2,032 claims recorded across Orange County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $21K, close to the county average of $17K and the New York average of $40K.

FEMA counts 49 repetitive-loss properties and 12 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.

356NFIP claims since 1978
318paid claims
$6.6Mtotal paid
$21Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 10992OrangeNew YorkUS
Claims since 19783562,032175,4302,680,429
Share of claims paid89%76%82%78%
Average paid claim$21K$17K$40K$43K
Share of county claims17.5%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties4918619,079—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 10992 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s32$81,596
1980s40$78,261
1990s70$662,818
2000s68$1,030,860
2010s122$4,022,927
2020s24$700,887
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202343$98,468$32,823
20212019$602,419$31,706
201811$41,680$41,680
201711$22,034$22,034
201211$29,937$29,937
201110393$3,794,637$40,803
20101612$134,639$11,220
200866$63,590$10,598
20074140$749,946$18,749
20051817$185,367$10,904
200322$21,259$10,630
200111$10,698$10,698
19992523$318,857$13,863
199833$24,580$8,193
19963933$280,708$8,506
199511$12,851$12,851
199322$25,822$12,911
198955$20,559$4,112
198777$15,058$2,151
198610$0—
19841614$25,198$1,800
198321$794$794
198210$0—
198121$3,689$3,689
198066$12,964$2,161
19792923$78,410$3,409
197833$3,186$1,062

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 10992?

356 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 318 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 10992?

$6.6M across 318 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $21K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 10992?

2011, with 103 claims and $3.8M paid.

What county is ZIP 10992 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.