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ZIP code 11901, 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 510 NFIP claims for ZIP 11901 (Suffolk County, New York), with $9.8M paid on 430 claims since 1978.

That is 1.5% of the 33,936 claims recorded across Suffolk County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $23K, lower than the county average of $41K and the New York average of $40K.

FEMA counts 54 repetitive-loss properties and 9 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.

510NFIP claims since 1978
430paid claims
$9.8Mtotal paid
$23Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 11901SuffolkNew YorkUS
Claims since 197851033,936175,4302,680,429
Share of claims paid84%81%82%78%
Average paid claim$23K$41K$40K$43K
Share of county claims1.5%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties543,46119,079—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 11901 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s21$43,668
1980s68$389,690
1990s172$1,920,704
2000s47$492,272
2010s200$6,923,345
2020s2$15,757
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202111$15,757$15,757
202010$0—
201831$18,345$18,345
201420$0—
2012157144$6,363,541$44,191
201130$0—
20103532$541,459$16,921
200910$0—
200811$5,982$5,982
200774$81,740$20,435
20053028$311,348$11,120
200443$18,470$6,157
200344$74,732$18,683
199910$0—
199810$0—
199643$9,297$3,099
199510$0—
19943427$191,455$7,091
199322$20,398$10,199
199210190$1,567,934$17,421
19912823$131,620$5,723
198920$0—
198520$0—
19844837$342,640$9,261
198331$4,641$4,641
1982129$18,572$2,064
198011$23,837$23,837
1979119$26,388$2,932
19781010$17,281$1,728

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 11901?

510 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 430 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 11901?

$9.8M across 430 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $23K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 11901?

2012, with 157 claims and $6.4M paid.

What county is ZIP 11901 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.