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ZIP code 14006, Erie 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 14006, in Erie County, New York, has 95 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 65 of them paid for a total of $634K.

That is 3.8% of the 2,483 claims recorded across Erie County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $10K, higher than the county average of $7K and the New York average of $40K.

FEMA counts 8 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 1,364 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.4% of residential structures.

95NFIP claims since 1978
65paid claims
$634Ktotal paid
$10Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 14006ErieNew YorkUS
Claims since 1978952,483175,4302,680,429
Share of claims paid68%71%82%78%
Average paid claim$10K$7K$40K$43K
Share of county claims3.8%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties814919,079—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 14006 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s23$58,559
1980s21$37,834
1990s14$113,581
2000s14$159,863
2010s11$28,914
2020s12$235,326
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202411$1,275$1,275
202254$124,395$31,099
202132$59,412$29,706
202032$50,245$25,122
201910$0—
201810$0—
201711$2,362$2,362
201511$3,287$3,287
201443$16,750$5,583
201311$2,152$2,152
201111$2,516$2,516
201011$1,847$1,847
200965$73,521$14,704
200843$59,159$19,720
200432$27,182$13,591
200010$0—
199964$85,076$21,269
199610$0—
199443$8,555$2,852
199210$0—
199021$19,950$19,950
198631$2,218$2,218
198596$28,779$4,797
198411$939$939
198276$5,897$983
198110$0—
19791811$53,061$4,824
197855$5,499$1,100

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: Erie County

Erie County has 884 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (8 in the last 12 months), 27 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 175; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 131 · Tornado: 27 · Flood: 175 · Wind: 465 · Winter: 54 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 14006?

95 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 65 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 14006?

$634K across 65 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $10K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 14006?

1979, with 18 claims and $53K paid.

What county is ZIP 14006 in?

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