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ZIP code 12202, Albany 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 12202, in Albany County, New York, has 9 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 4 of them paid for a total of $16K.

That is 2.4% of the 377 claims recorded across Albany County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $4K, lower than the county average of $18K and the New York average of $40K.

FEMA counts 1 repetitive-loss property 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 591 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.6% of residential structures.

9NFIP claims since 1978
4paid claims
$16Ktotal paid
$4Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 12202AlbanyNew YorkUS
Claims since 19789377175,4302,680,429
Share of claims paid44%72%82%78%
Average paid claim$4K$18K$40K$43K
Share of county claims2.4%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties13519,079—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 12202 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s0$0
1990s3$5,850
2000s2$3,102
2010s3$7,268
2020s1$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202610$0—
201131$7,268$7,268
200410$0—
200011$3,102$3,102
199621$2,335$2,335
199111$3,515$3,515

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: Albany County

Albany County has 931 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (8 in the last 12 months), 23 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 189; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 185 · Tornado: 7 · Flood: 189 · Wind: 519 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 12202?

9 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 4 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 12202?

$16K across 4 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $4K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 12202?

2011, with 3 claims and $7K paid.

What county is ZIP 12202 in?

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