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ZIP code 11705, 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 240 NFIP claims for ZIP 11705 (Suffolk County, New York), with $6.9M paid on 187 claims since 1978.

That is 0.7% of the 33,936 claims recorded across Suffolk County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $37K, close to the county average of $41K and the New York average of $40K.

FEMA counts 21 repetitive-loss properties and 2 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.

240NFIP claims since 1978
187paid claims
$6.9Mtotal paid
$37Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 11705SuffolkNew YorkUS
Claims since 197824033,936175,4302,680,429
Share of claims paid78%81%82%78%
Average paid claim$37K$41K$40K$43K
Share of county claims0.7%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties213,46119,079—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 11705 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s8$14,299
1980s19$3,703
1990s33$181,602
2000s25$348,585
2010s147$6,133,742
2020s8$223,112
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202510$0—
202443$223,112$74,371
202310$0—
202110$0—
202010$0—
201844$18,463$4,616
201722$4,185$2,093
201210599$5,676,777$57,341
20112116$342,842$21,428
20101514$91,476$6,534
200910$0—
200810$0—
200610$0—
20051918$342,188$19,010
200331$6,397$6,397
199843$16,619$5,540
199721$770$770
199510$0—
199355$76,533$15,307
199241$9,438$9,438
199185$53,795$10,759
199095$24,447$4,889
198960$0—
198540$0—
198410$0—
198244$3,703$926
198130$0—
198010$0—
197943$5,493$1,831
197843$8,806$2,935

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 11705?

240 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 187 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 11705?

$6.9M across 187 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $37K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 11705?

2012, with 105 claims and $5.7M paid.

What county is ZIP 11705 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.