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ZIP code 14546, Monroe 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 31 NFIP claims for ZIP 14546 (Monroe County, New York), with $572K paid on 25 claims since 1978.

That is 3.7% of the 828 claims recorded across Monroe County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $23K, higher than the county average of $11K and the New York average of $40K.

FEMA counts 2 repetitive-loss properties and 1 severe repetitive-loss property in the ZIP (properties with two or more paid flood claims); their locations are not published.

At county level FEMA counts 963 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.4% of residential structures.

31NFIP claims since 1978
25paid claims
$572Ktotal paid
$23Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 14546MonroeNew YorkUS
Claims since 197831828175,4302,680,429
Share of claims paid81%56%82%78%
Average paid claim$23K$11K$40K$43K
Share of county claims3.7%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties24219,079—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 14546 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s3$3,707
1980s0$0
1990s16$92,626
2000s5$54,796
2010s5$206,585
2020s2$213,807
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202522$213,807$106,904
201455$206,585$41,317
200722$10,775$5,387
200433$44,021$14,674
199887$66,224$9,461
199410$0—
199353$26,402$8,801
199120$0—
197933$3,707$1,236

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: Monroe County

Monroe County has 760 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (13 in the last 12 months), 21 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 106; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 84 · Tornado: 5 · Flood: 106 · Wind: 409 · Winter: 104 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 14546?

31 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 25 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 14546?

$572K across 25 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $23K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 14546?

1998, with 8 claims and $66K paid.

What county is ZIP 14546 in?

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