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ZIP code 13475, Herkimer 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 11 NFIP claims for ZIP 13475 (Herkimer County, New York), with $141K paid on 10 claims since 1978.

That is 2.6% of the 422 claims recorded across Herkimer County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $14K, close to the county average of $17K and the New York average of $40K.

FEMA counts 2 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 326 residential flood policies in force, covering 1.1% of residential structures.

11NFIP claims since 1978
10paid claims
$141Ktotal paid
$14Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 13475HerkimerNew YorkUS
Claims since 197811422175,4302,680,429
Share of claims paid91%86%82%78%
Average paid claim$14K$17K$40K$43K
Share of county claims2.6%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties25119,079—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 13475 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s1$0
1990s1$10,308
2000s1$8,866
2010s7$107,464
2020s1$14,761
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202511$14,761$14,761
201344$91,233$22,808
201122$13,209$6,605
201011$3,022$3,022
200611$8,866$8,866
199411$10,308$10,308
198210$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: Herkimer County

Herkimer County has 915 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (9 in the last 12 months), 25 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 224; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 100 · Tornado: 11 · Flood: 224 · Wind: 560 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 13475?

11 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 10 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 13475?

$141K across 10 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $14K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 13475?

2013, with 4 claims and $91K paid.

What county is ZIP 13475 in?

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