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ZIP code 12092, Schoharie 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 22 NFIP claims for ZIP 12092 (Schoharie County, New York), with $980K paid on 20 claims since 1978.

That is 3.3% of the 666 claims recorded across Schoharie County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $49K, close to the county average of $53K and the New York average of $40K.

At county level FEMA counts 262 residential flood policies in force, covering 1.7% of residential structures.

22NFIP claims since 1978
20paid claims
$980Ktotal paid
$49Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 12092SchoharieNew YorkUS
Claims since 197822666175,4302,680,429
Share of claims paid91%89%82%78%
Average paid claim$49K$53K$40K$43K
Share of county claims3.3%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties04419,079—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 12092 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s2$21,070
1990s6$77,565
2000s2$80,448
2010s12$801,277
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
20111211$801,277$72,843
200522$80,448$40,224
199655$77,565$15,513
199010$0—
198722$21,070$10,535

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: Schoharie County

Schoharie County has 757 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (20 in the last 12 months), 29 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Very Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 102; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 42 · Tornado: 3 · Flood: 102 · Wind: 310 · Winter: 203 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 12092?

22 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 20 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 12092?

$980K across 20 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $49K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 12092?

2011, with 12 claims and $801K paid.

What county is ZIP 12092 in?

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