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ZIP code 13778, Chenango 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 121 NFIP claims for ZIP 13778 (Chenango County, New York), with $3.7M paid on 112 claims since 1978.

That is 19.1% of the 632 claims recorded across Chenango County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $33K, higher than the county average of $22K and the New York average of $40K.

FEMA counts 24 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 331 residential flood policies in force, covering 1.4% of residential structures.

121NFIP claims since 1978
112paid claims
$3.7Mtotal paid
$33Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 13778ChenangoNew YorkUS
Claims since 1978121632175,4302,680,429
Share of claims paid93%82%82%78%
Average paid claim$33K$22K$40K$43K
Share of county claims19.1%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties248719,079—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 13778 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s7$8,001
1980s3$3,811
1990s3$2,333
2000s48$1,538,671
2010s59$2,188,541
2020s1$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202310$0—
201211$1,000$1,000
20115853$2,187,541$41,274
20063229$1,303,233$44,939
20051616$235,438$14,715
199611$715$715
199322$1,618$809
198322$1,886$943
198011$1,924$1,924
197977$8,001$1,143

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: Chenango County

Chenango County has 785 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (12 in the last 12 months), 31 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 135; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 109 · Tornado: 19 · Flood: 135 · Wind: 375 · Winter: 110 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 13778?

121 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 112 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 13778?

$3.7M across 112 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $33K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 13778?

2011, with 58 claims and $2.2M paid.

What county is ZIP 13778 in?

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