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ZIP code 12764, 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.

OpenFEMA lists 47 NFIP claims for ZIP 12764 (Sullivan County, New York), with $1.3M paid on 41 claims since 1978.

That is 5% of the 945 claims recorded across Sullivan County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $32K, higher than the county average of $20K and the New York average of $40K.

FEMA counts 9 repetitive-loss properties 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 354 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.8% of residential structures.

47NFIP claims since 1978
41paid claims
$1.3Mtotal paid
$32Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 12764SullivanNew YorkUS
Claims since 197847945175,4302,680,429
Share of claims paid87%84%82%78%
Average paid claim$32K$20K$40K$43K
Share of county claims5.0%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties915019,079—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 12764 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s0$0
1990s3$19,816
2000s41$1,256,264
2010s1$24,354
2020s2$12,359
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202121$12,359$12,359
201111$24,354$24,354
200810$0—
20062322$1,039,709$47,259
20051210$67,990$6,799
200455$148,565$29,713
199632$19,816$9,908

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 12764?

47 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 41 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 12764?

$1.3M across 41 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $32K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 12764?

2006, with 23 claims and $1.0M paid.

What county is ZIP 12764 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.