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ZIP code 11693, 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 1,605 NFIP claims for ZIP 11693 (Queens County, New York), with $94M paid on 1,404 claims since 1978.

That is 10.7% of the 14,948 claims recorded across Queens County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $67K, close to the county average of $55K and the New York average of $40K.

FEMA counts 149 repetitive-loss properties and 24 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.

1,605NFIP claims since 1978
1,404paid claims
$94Mtotal paid
$67Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 11693QueensNew YorkUS
Claims since 19781,60514,948175,4302,680,429
Share of claims paid87%86%82%78%
Average paid claim$67K$55K$40K$43K
Share of county claims10.7%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties1491,48219,079—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 11693 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s39$19,279
1980s101$147,548
1990s362$3,132,660
2000s40$219,351
2010s988$89,020,580
2020s75$1,779,329
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202610$0—
202450$0—
202397$78,899$11,271
20225449$1,686,645$34,421
202141$6,813$6,813
202022$6,971$3,486
201931$30,000$30,000
201831$3,449$3,449
201710$0—
201621$49,209$49,209
201411$6,853$6,853
201373$26,540$8,847
2012808783$86,525,231$110,505
2011156120$2,321,691$19,347
201074$57,608$14,402
200932$4,416$2,208
200820$0—
200744$40,596$10,149
200654$44,847$11,212
2005128$61,233$7,654
2004108$62,437$7,805
200222$5,822$2,911
200110$0—
200010$0—
199944$36,944$9,236
199852$3,959$1,980
199722$3,854$1,927
199686$69,271$11,545
199411$812$812
19936042$246,654$5,873
1992239215$2,464,704$11,464
19914236$305,307$8,481
199011$1,154$1,154
198911$292$292
19872924$68,527$2,855
198610$0—
19852014$32,264$2,305
198440$0—
198321$829$829
198210$0—
198144$3,637$909
19803929$41,999$1,448
197982$809$405
19783119$18,470$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: 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 11693?

1,605 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 1,404 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 11693?

$94M across 1,404 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $67K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 11693?

2012, with 808 claims and $87M paid.

What county is ZIP 11693 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.