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ZIP code 11509, Nassau 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 1,177 NFIP claims for ZIP 11509 (Nassau County, New York), with $33M paid on 948 claims since 1978.

That is 2.3% of the 51,523 claims recorded across Nassau County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $35K, lower than the county average of $51K and the New York average of $40K.

FEMA counts 139 repetitive-loss properties and 14 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 35,824 residential flood policies in force, covering 9.7% of residential structures.

1,177NFIP claims since 1978
948paid claims
$33Mtotal paid
$35Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 11509NassauNew YorkUS
Claims since 19781,17751,523175,4302,680,429
Share of claims paid81%87%82%78%
Average paid claim$35K$51K$40K$43K
Share of county claims2.3%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties1396,49119,079—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 11509 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s11$37,454
1980s53$555,510
1990s125$908,647
2000s121$989,116
2010s811$29,163,669
2020s56$1,102,575
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202540$0—
20241613$805,094$61,930
20232924$280,039$11,668
202210$0—
202144$17,442$4,360
202020$0—
201910$0—
201711$23,497$23,497
201611$818$818
201510$0—
201422$21,250$10,625
2012599517$26,830,749$51,897
2011191170$2,258,988$13,288
2010159$28,367$3,152
200910$0—
200754$8,498$2,124
200621$3,472$3,472
200510793$975,517$10,489
200421$1,630$1,630
200320$0—
200210$0—
200010$0—
199953$9,119$3,040
199666$42,854$7,142
199532$12,275$6,138
19933327$167,697$6,211
19926933$675,958$20,484
199192$744$372
1989101$895$895
198810$0—
198710$0—
19852110$532,280$53,228
198411$2,719$2,719
198397$6,519$931
198243$6,898$2,299
198132$3,944$1,972
198032$2,256$1,128
197964$15,935$3,984
197855$21,519$4,304

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: Nassau County

Nassau County has 700 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (7 in the last 12 months), 31 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 227; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 6.

Hail: 81 · Tornado: 9 · Flood: 227 · Wind: 278 · Winter: 34 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 11509?

1,177 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 948 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 11509?

$33M across 948 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $35K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 11509?

2012, with 599 claims and $27M paid.

What county is ZIP 11509 in?

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