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ZIP code 12446, Ulster 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 12446, in Ulster County, New York, has 67 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 59 of them paid for a total of $2.3M.

That is 5.2% of the 1,279 claims recorded across Ulster County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $38K, higher than the county average of $30K and the New York average of $40K.

FEMA counts 16 repetitive-loss properties and 3 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 897 residential flood policies in force, covering 1.3% of residential structures.

67NFIP claims since 1978
59paid claims
$2.3Mtotal paid
$38Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 12446UlsterNew YorkUS
Claims since 1978671,279175,4302,680,429
Share of claims paid88%79%82%78%
Average paid claim$38K$30K$40K$43K
Share of county claims5.2%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties1618819,079—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 12446 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s1$0
1980s5$21,479
1990s1$329
2000s28$839,001
2010s32$1,399,295
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
20113230$1,399,295$46,643
200810$0—
200754$33,451$8,363
20052220$805,549$40,277
199611$329$329
198744$21,479$5,370
198210$0—
197910$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: Ulster County

Ulster County has 958 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (32 in the last 12 months), 37 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 166; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 123 · Tornado: 14 · Flood: 166 · Wind: 625 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 12446?

67 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 59 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 12446?

$2.3M across 59 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $38K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 12446?

2011, with 32 claims and $1.4M paid.

What county is ZIP 12446 in?

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