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ZIP code 11769, 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 806 NFIP claims for ZIP 11769 (Suffolk County, New York), with $39M paid on 697 claims since 1978.

That is 2.4% of the 33,936 claims recorded across Suffolk County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $56K, higher than the county average of $41K and the New York average of $40K.

FEMA counts 70 repetitive-loss properties and 7 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.

806NFIP claims since 1978
697paid claims
$39Mtotal paid
$56Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 11769SuffolkNew YorkUS
Claims since 197880633,936175,4302,680,429
Share of claims paid86%81%82%78%
Average paid claim$56K$41K$40K$43K
Share of county claims2.4%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties703,46119,079—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 11769 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s14$32,030
1980s44$187,456
1990s116$1,190,900
2000s62$1,132,645
2010s541$34,939,416
2020s29$1,267,824
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
20241914$958,906$68,493
202333$223,939$74,646
202154$84,978$21,245
202020$0—
201911$6,834$6,834
201842$17,725$8,863
201755$155,765$31,153
201498$278,520$34,815
201321$2,549$2,549
2012475449$33,793,526$75,264
20113225$660,835$26,433
2010137$23,662$3,380
200811$5,413$5,413
200711$1,534$1,534
200622$28,660$14,330
20055447$1,093,943$23,275
200411$3,095$3,095
200310$0—
200120$0—
199832$2,745$1,373
199642$2,547$1,274
199420$0—
1993119$229,599$25,511
19923630$307,561$10,252
19915142$631,308$15,031
199096$17,139$2,856
198921$3,053$3,053
198811$1,938$1,938
198711$8,741$8,741
198610$0—
19851810$143,043$14,304
198441$2,650$2,650
198342$3,685$1,843
198232$1,534$767
198120$0—
198086$22,811$3,802
1979108$24,370$3,046
197843$7,660$2,553

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 11769?

806 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 697 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 11769?

$39M across 697 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $56K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 11769?

2012, with 475 claims and $34M paid.

What county is ZIP 11769 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.