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ZIP code 12575, Orange 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 11 NFIP claims for ZIP 12575 (Orange County, New York), with $140K paid on 8 claims since 1978.

That is 0.5% of the 2,032 claims recorded across Orange County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $17K, close to the county average of $17K and the New York average of $40K.

FEMA counts 1 repetitive-loss property and 1 severe repetitive-loss property in the ZIP (properties with two or more paid flood claims); their locations are not published.

At county level FEMA counts 1,082 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.9% of residential structures.

11NFIP claims since 1978
8paid claims
$140Ktotal paid
$17Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 12575OrangeNew YorkUS
Claims since 1978112,032175,4302,680,429
Share of claims paid73%76%82%78%
Average paid claim$17K$17K$40K$43K
Share of county claims0.5%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties118619,079—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 12575 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s1$0
1980s0$0
1990s0$0
2000s4$35,690
2010s5$60,129
2020s1$44,077
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202111$44,077$44,077
201910$0—
201811$15,216$15,216
201122$35,018$17,509
201011$9,895$9,895
200810$0—
200722$22,627$11,313
200511$13,064$13,064
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: Orange County

Orange County has 972 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (19 in the last 12 months), 36 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 153; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 87 · Tornado: 13 · Flood: 153 · Wind: 478 · Winter: 146 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 12575?

11 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 8 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 12575?

$140K across 8 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $17K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 12575?

2007, with 2 claims and $23K paid.

What county is ZIP 12575 in?

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