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ZIP code 11710, 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 2,216 NFIP claims for ZIP 11710 (Nassau County, New York), with $80M paid on 1,885 claims since 1978.

That is 4.3% of the 51,523 claims recorded across Nassau County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $43K, close to the county average of $51K and the New York average of $40K.

FEMA counts 294 repetitive-loss properties and 30 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.

2,216NFIP claims since 1978
1,885paid claims
$80Mtotal paid
$43Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 11710NassauNew YorkUS
Claims since 19782,21651,523175,4302,680,429
Share of claims paid85%87%82%78%
Average paid claim$43K$51K$40K$43K
Share of county claims4.3%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties2946,49119,079—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 11710 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s45$74,042
1980s156$411,390
1990s292$1,967,985
2000s94$435,405
2010s1,570$75,872,122
2020s59$1,603,292
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202453$205,915$68,638
20232016$704,596$44,037
20222217$542,022$31,884
202184$35,528$8,882
202042$115,230$57,615
201952$306,372$153,186
201895$1,001,139$200,228
201710$0—
201621$42$42
2014119$166,262$18,474
201341$54,716$54,716
20121,1631,097$67,050,659$61,122
2011352275$7,233,953$26,305
20102314$58,979$4,213
200920$0—
200810$0—
200753$17,453$5,818
20057560$365,923$6,099
200410$0—
200320$0—
200253$47,973$15,991
200110$0—
200022$4,055$2,028
199941$155$155
1998119$19,973$2,219
199720$0—
199682$22,601$11,301
199530$0—
199421$1,234$1,234
19933427$104,529$3,871
1992138118$1,177,586$9,980
19918771$638,887$8,998
199031$3,020$3,020
198942$7,808$3,904
198810$0—
19872117$50,643$2,979
198611$730$730
19857755$270,355$4,916
1984157$11,463$1,638
198387$10,224$1,461
198273$2,197$732
198131$2,125$2,125
19801916$55,845$3,490
19793728$69,857$2,495
197884$4,185$1,046

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 11710?

2,216 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 1,885 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 11710?

$80M across 1,885 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $43K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 11710?

2012, with 1,163 claims and $67M paid.

What county is ZIP 11710 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 1 Oct 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.