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ZIP code 12590, 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.

ZIP code 12590, in Dutchess County, New York, has 49 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 36 of them paid for a total of $350K.

That is 6.4% of the 765 claims recorded across Dutchess County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $10K, lower than the county average of $23K 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 1,124 residential flood policies in force, covering 1.2% of residential structures.

49NFIP claims since 1978
36paid claims
$350Ktotal paid
$10Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 12590DutchessNew YorkUS
Claims since 197849765175,4302,680,429
Share of claims paid73%80%82%78%
Average paid claim$10K$23K$40K$43K
Share of county claims6.4%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties610019,079—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 12590 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s3$6,779
1980s3$3,878
1990s3$2,403
2000s18$166,470
2010s17$65,286
2020s5$104,823
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202311$22,104$22,104
202144$82,719$20,680
201811$4,636$4,636
201610$0—
201411$2,386$2,386
2011108$50,180$6,272
201043$8,084$2,695
200811$23,805$23,805
2007128$117,228$14,653
200521$2,629$2,629
200221$22,808$22,808
200110$0—
199911$1,385$1,385
199811$1,017$1,017
199510$0—
198422$3,878$1,939
198010$0—
197922$326$163
197811$6,453$6,453

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 12590?

49 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 36 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 12590?

$350K across 36 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $10K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 12590?

2007, with 12 claims and $117K paid.

What county is ZIP 12590 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.