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ZIP code 13039, Onondaga 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 33 NFIP claims for ZIP 13039 (Onondaga County, New York), with $218K paid on 23 claims since 1978.

That is 3.4% of the 970 claims recorded across Onondaga County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $9K, lower than the county average of $12K and the New York average of $40K.

FEMA counts 4 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 1,056 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.7% of residential structures.

33NFIP claims since 1978
23paid claims
$218Ktotal paid
$9Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 13039OnondagaNew YorkUS
Claims since 197833970175,4302,680,429
Share of claims paid70%72%82%78%
Average paid claim$9K$12K$40K$43K
Share of county claims3.4%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties45919,079—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 13039 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s1$0
1980s3$641
1990s12$117,942
2000s6$37,183
2010s7$37,078
2020s4$24,719
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202311$7,765$7,765
202131$16,954$16,954
201711$9,644$9,644
201533$15,329$5,110
201311$5,006$5,006
201110$0—
201011$7,100$7,100
200622$35,414$17,707
200121$1,769$1,769
200020$0—
199433$50,222$16,741
199397$67,720$9,674
198132$641$320
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: Onondaga County

Onondaga County has 1,005 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (44 in the last 12 months), 19 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 70; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 203 · Tornado: 8 · Flood: 70 · Wind: 492 · Winter: 177 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 13039?

33 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 23 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 13039?

$218K across 23 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $9K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 13039?

1993, with 9 claims and $68K paid.

What county is ZIP 13039 in?

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