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ZIP code 12776, 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 12776, in Sullivan County, New York, has 165 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 149 of them paid for a total of $4.6M.

That is 17.5% of the 945 claims recorded across Sullivan County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $31K, higher than the county average of $20K and the New York average of $40K.

FEMA counts 32 repetitive-loss properties and 2 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.

165NFIP claims since 1978
149paid claims
$4.6Mtotal paid
$31Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 12776SullivanNew YorkUS
Claims since 1978165945175,4302,680,429
Share of claims paid90%84%82%78%
Average paid claim$31K$20K$40K$43K
Share of county claims17.5%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties3215019,079—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 12776 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s1$1,234
1990s8$140,022
2000s139$4,281,071
2010s15$174,424
2020s2$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202610$0—
202110$0—
201720$0—
201197$102,155$14,594
201044$72,269$18,067
200911$2,010$2,010
200844$28,458$7,114
20066969$3,251,981$47,130
20054037$585,200$15,816
20042318$406,563$22,587
200022$6,860$3,430
199686$140,022$23,337
198411$1,234$1,234

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 12776?

165 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 149 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 12776?

$4.6M across 149 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $31K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 12776?

2006, with 69 claims and $3.3M paid.

What county is ZIP 12776 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 1 Oct 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.