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ZIP code 12468, 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 12468, in Greene County, New York, has 98 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 88 of them paid for a total of $4.6M.

That is 16.7% of the 587 claims recorded across Greene County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $52K, higher than the county average of $41K and the New York average of $40K.

FEMA counts 6 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.

98NFIP claims since 1978
88paid claims
$4.6Mtotal paid
$52Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 12468GreeneNew YorkUS
Claims since 197898587175,4302,680,429
Share of claims paid90%80%82%78%
Average paid claim$52K$41K$40K$43K
Share of county claims16.7%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties64619,079—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 12468 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s24$53,210
1980s9$13,278
1990s17$167,271
2000s4$6,041
2010s44$4,343,208
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
201210$0—
20114241$4,339,724$105,847
201011$3,484$3,484
200710$0—
200532$6,041$3,020
199933$52,367$17,456
19961312$114,905$9,575
199510$0—
198753$9,222$3,074
198411$2,148$2,148
198033$1,908$636
19791918$47,301$2,628
197854$5,909$1,477

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 12468?

98 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 88 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 12468?

$4.6M across 88 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $52K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 12468?

2011, with 42 claims and $4.3M paid.

What county is ZIP 12468 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 1 Oct 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.