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ZIP code 11792, 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 77 NFIP claims for ZIP 11792 (Suffolk County, New York), with $893K paid on 57 claims since 1978.

That is 0.2% of the 33,936 claims recorded across Suffolk County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $16K, lower than the county average of $41K and the New York average of $40K.

FEMA counts 10 repetitive-loss properties and 0 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.

77NFIP claims since 1978
57paid claims
$893Ktotal paid
$16Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 11792SuffolkNew YorkUS
Claims since 19787733,936175,4302,680,429
Share of claims paid74%81%82%78%
Average paid claim$16K$41K$40K$43K
Share of county claims0.2%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties103,46119,079—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 11792 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s1$404
1980s8$6,519
1990s25$248,677
2000s3$29,259
2010s34$569,838
2020s6$38,474
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202620$0—
202511$5,526$5,526
202422$30,476$15,238
202311$2,472$2,472
201832$99,939$49,970
201721$4,883$4,883
201421$286$286
20122421$437,512$20,834
201133$27,218$9,073
200811$4,494$4,494
200511$24,764$24,764
200210$0—
199611$1,004$1,004
199420$0—
19921513$239,077$18,391
199164$8,596$2,149
199010$0—
198511$1,984$1,984
198451$597$597
198211$3,600$3,600
198111$338$338
197911$404$404

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 11792?

77 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 57 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 11792?

$893K across 57 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $16K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 11792?

2012, with 24 claims and $438K paid.

What county is ZIP 11792 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 1 Oct 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.