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ZIP code 11793, 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.

ZIP code 11793, in Nassau County, New York, has 1,024 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 870 of them paid for a total of $36M.

That is 2% of the 51,523 claims recorded across Nassau County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $41K, close to the county average of $51K and the New York average of $40K.

FEMA counts 143 repetitive-loss properties and 11 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.

1,024NFIP claims since 1978
870paid claims
$36Mtotal paid
$41Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 11793NassauNew YorkUS
Claims since 19781,02451,523175,4302,680,429
Share of claims paid85%87%82%78%
Average paid claim$41K$51K$40K$43K
Share of county claims2.0%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties1436,49119,079—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 11793 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s25$29,566
1980s62$227,734
1990s86$642,189
2000s78$295,415
2010s745$34,299,793
2020s28$586,539
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202421$87,856$87,856
20231511$303,689$27,608
202244$94,306$23,576
202143$10,955$3,652
202033$89,734$29,911
201931$8,251$8,251
201520$0—
2014179$347,978$38,664
201321$4,478$4,478
2012531511$31,430,137$61,507
2011173141$2,449,480$17,372
20101713$59,470$4,575
200910$0—
200821$2,282$2,282
200732$6,995$3,498
200610$0—
20055944$268,278$6,097
200310$0—
200242$1,802$901
200120$0—
200052$16,058$8,029
199933$20,390$6,797
199872$2,633$1,317
199711$1,350$1,350
199610$0—
199411$485$485
1993107$24,573$3,510
19923531$311,017$10,033
19912619$143,644$7,560
199021$138,097$138,097
198921$2,401$2,401
198764$23,868$5,967
19851612$114,581$9,548
198452$1,344$672
198353$2,464$821
198230$0—
198163$12,459$4,153
19801914$70,616$5,044
19792014$25,531$1,824
197853$4,035$1,345

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 11793?

1,024 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 870 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 11793?

$36M across 870 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $41K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 11793?

2012, with 531 claims and $31M paid.

What county is ZIP 11793 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 30 Sep 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.