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ZIP code 12051, Greene 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 12051, in Greene County, New York, has 16 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 13 of them paid for a total of $288K.

That is 2.7% of the 587 claims recorded across Greene County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $22K, lower than the county average of $41K and the New York average of $40K.

FEMA counts 3 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 292 residential flood policies in force, covering 1.1% of residential structures.

16NFIP claims since 1978
13paid claims
$288Ktotal paid
$22Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 12051GreeneNew YorkUS
Claims since 197816587175,4302,680,429
Share of claims paid81%80%82%78%
Average paid claim$22K$41K$40K$43K
Share of county claims2.7%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties34619,079—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 12051 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s1$0
1980s0$0
1990s5$61,475
2000s1$6,624
2010s8$191,471
2020s1$28,454
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202611$28,454$28,454
201233$133,608$44,536
201154$57,862$14,466
200911$6,624$6,624
199810$0—
199644$61,475$15,369
197810$0—

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: Greene County

Greene County has 380 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (4 in the last 12 months), 29 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 108; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 53 · Tornado: 9 · Flood: 108 · Wind: 190 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 12051?

16 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 13 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 12051?

$288K across 13 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $22K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 12051?

2011, with 5 claims and $58K paid.

What county is ZIP 12051 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Greene 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.