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ZIP code 11363, Queens 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 78 NFIP claims for ZIP 11363 (Queens County, New York), with $748K paid on 54 claims since 1978.

That is 0.5% of the 14,948 claims recorded across Queens County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $14K, lower than the county average of $55K and the New York average of $40K.

FEMA counts 5 repetitive-loss properties and 0 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 11,977 residential flood policies in force, covering 3.7% of residential structures.

78NFIP claims since 1978
54paid claims
$748Ktotal paid
$14Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 11363QueensNew YorkUS
Claims since 19787814,948175,4302,680,429
Share of claims paid69%86%82%78%
Average paid claim$14K$55K$40K$43K
Share of county claims0.5%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties51,48219,079—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 11363 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s7$10,635
1980s16$53,451
1990s10$84,800
2000s6$12,672
2010s28$476,510
2020s11$110,084
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202522$13,966$6,983
202210$0—
202185$96,118$19,224
201421$3,827$3,827
20122015$440,110$29,341
201143$25,519$8,506
201021$7,054$7,054
200911$3,114$3,114
200811$4,263$4,263
200720$0—
200510$0—
200411$5,294$5,294
199810$0—
199711$21,187$21,187
199265$63,613$12,723
199120$0—
198921$12,265$12,265
198732$24,222$12,111
198610$0—
198433$6,756$2,252
198310$0—
198111$3,981$3,981
198055$6,226$1,245
197943$4,386$1,462
197833$6,249$2,083

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: Queens County

Queens County has 489 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (22 in the last 12 months), 25 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 186; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 6.

Hail: 28 · Tornado: 5 · Flood: 186 · Wind: 182 · Winter: 33 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 11363?

78 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 54 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 11363?

$748K across 54 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $14K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 11363?

2012, with 20 claims and $440K paid.

What county is ZIP 11363 in?

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