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ZIP code 12524, Dutchess 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 94 NFIP claims for ZIP 12524 (Dutchess County, New York), with $1.9M paid on 77 claims since 1978.

That is 12.3% of the 765 claims recorded across Dutchess County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $24K, close to the county average of $23K and the New York average of $40K.

FEMA counts 11 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 1,124 residential flood policies in force, covering 1.2% of residential structures.

94NFIP claims since 1978
77paid claims
$1.9Mtotal paid
$24Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 12524DutchessNew YorkUS
Claims since 197894765175,4302,680,429
Share of claims paid82%80%82%78%
Average paid claim$24K$23K$40K$43K
Share of county claims12.3%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties1110019,079—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 12524 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s2$9,233
1980s4$41,958
1990s7$21,262
2000s34$1,044,871
2010s30$481,721
2020s17$281,140
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202610$0—
202321$21,139$21,139
20211411$260,001$23,636
201311$6,772$6,772
201211$728$728
20112724$464,092$19,337
201011$10,129$10,129
200811$1,937$1,937
20072217$861,150$50,656
2005108$181,343$22,668
200311$441$441
199933$9,836$3,279
199643$11,426$3,809
198710$0—
198433$41,958$13,986
197911$1,233$1,233
197811$8,000$8,000

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: Dutchess County

Dutchess County has 963 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (27 in the last 12 months), 27 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 84; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 1.

Hail: 161 · Tornado: 16 · Flood: 84 · Wind: 676 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 12524?

94 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 77 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 12524?

$1.9M across 77 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $24K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 12524?

2011, with 27 claims and $464K paid.

What county is ZIP 12524 in?

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