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ZIP code 13132, Oswego 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 16 NFIP claims for ZIP 13132 (Oswego County, New York), with $39K paid on 8 claims since 1978.

That is 7.2% of the 221 claims recorded across Oswego County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $5K, lower than the county average of $17K and the New York average of $40K.

At county level FEMA counts 272 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.5% of residential structures.

16NFIP claims since 1978
8paid claims
$39Ktotal paid
$5Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 13132OswegoNew YorkUS
Claims since 197816221175,4302,680,429
Share of claims paid50%66%82%78%
Average paid claim$5K$17K$40K$43K
Share of county claims7.2%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties01719,079—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 13132 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s1$0
1990s11$38,575
2000s0$0
2010s4$0
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
201820$0—
201120$0—
199421$500$500
199397$38,075$5,439
198910$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: Oswego County

Oswego County has 992 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (20 in the last 12 months), 21 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 61; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 86 · Tornado: 11 · Flood: 61 · Wind: 470 · Winter: 322 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 13132?

16 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 8 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 13132?

$39K across 8 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $5K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 13132?

1993, with 9 claims and $38K paid.

What county is ZIP 13132 in?

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