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ZIP code 12758, Sullivan 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 12758, in Sullivan County, New York, has 302 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 260 of them paid for a total of $5.0M.

That is 32% of the 945 claims recorded across Sullivan County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $19K, close to the county average of $20K and the New York average of $40K.

FEMA counts 45 repetitive-loss properties and 14 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 354 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.8% of residential structures.

302NFIP claims since 1978
260paid claims
$5.0Mtotal paid
$19Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 12758SullivanNew YorkUS
Claims since 1978302945175,4302,680,429
Share of claims paid86%84%82%78%
Average paid claim$19K$20K$40K$43K
Share of county claims32.0%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties4515019,079—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 12758 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s8$5,344
1990s3$32,133
2000s223$4,345,165
2010s65$641,763
2020s3$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202620$0—
202110$0—
201798$133,513$16,689
201432$9,708$4,854
20122216$186,408$11,651
20112218$289,026$16,057
201098$23,107$2,888
20092726$320,749$12,337
200833$8,991$2,997
200744$15,836$3,959
20068377$2,333,600$30,306
20054240$722,655$18,066
20043927$597,358$22,124
200321$4,034$4,034
200111$3,849$3,849
20002220$338,093$16,905
199633$32,133$10,711
198711$1,053$1,053
198421$1,825$1,825
198054$2,466$617

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: Sullivan County

Sullivan County has 701 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (21 in the last 12 months), 35 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 86; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 1.

Hail: 119 · Tornado: 12 · Flood: 86 · Wind: 349 · Winter: 100 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 12758?

302 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 260 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 12758?

$5.0M across 260 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $19K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 12758?

2006, with 83 claims and $2.3M paid.

What county is ZIP 12758 in?

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