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ZIP code 11701, Suffolk 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 2,340 NFIP claims for ZIP 11701 (Suffolk County, New York), with $124M paid on 2,086 claims since 1978.

That is 6.9% of the 33,936 claims recorded across Suffolk County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $60K, higher than the county average of $41K and the New York average of $40K.

FEMA counts 335 repetitive-loss properties and 57 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 26,160 residential flood policies in force, covering 5.4% of residential structures.

2,340NFIP claims since 1978
2,086paid claims
$124Mtotal paid
$60Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 11701SuffolkNew YorkUS
Claims since 19782,34033,936175,4302,680,429
Share of claims paid89%81%82%78%
Average paid claim$60K$41K$40K$43K
Share of county claims6.9%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties3353,46119,079—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 11701 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s12$11,719
1980s164$463,508
1990s525$4,928,031
2000s114$890,318
2010s1,507$118,000,442
2020s18$123,937
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202520$0—
202465$108,387$21,677
202321$10,317$10,317
202211$1,363$1,363
202140$0—
202031$3,871$3,871
201811$2,190$2,190
201732$10,541$5,271
201610$0—
201510$0—
20143225$421,553$16,862
201331$516$516
20121,1051,074$108,878,987$101,377
2011320296$8,578,001$28,980
20104129$108,653$3,747
200999$54,381$6,042
200820$0—
20071412$128,436$10,703
200644$12,831$3,208
20056961$642,430$10,532
200411$3,656$3,656
200242$29,774$14,887
200110$0—
2000101$18,809$18,809
199920$0—
1998135$36,048$7,210
199721$5,149$5,149
19965650$563,182$11,264
199521$93$93
199376$44,753$7,459
1992299263$3,215,035$12,224
1991143121$1,063,770$8,791
199010$0—
198971$294$294
198810$0—
198720$0—
198512593$424,863$4,568
1984187$29,242$4,177
198341$1,986$1,986
198110$0—
198063$7,123$2,374
197986$7,359$1,226
197842$4,360$2,180

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: Suffolk County

Suffolk County has 877 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (25 in the last 12 months), 36 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 253; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 9.

Hail: 107 · Tornado: 32 · Flood: 253 · Wind: 410 · Winter: 3 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 11701?

2,340 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 2,086 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 11701?

$124M across 2,086 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $60K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 11701?

2012, with 1,105 claims and $109M paid.

What county is ZIP 11701 in?

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