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ZIP code 78654, Burnet County, New Jersey

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 372 NFIP claims for ZIP 78654 (Burnet County, New Jersey), with $15M paid on 278 claims since 1978.

That is 59.4% of the 626 claims recorded across Burnet County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $53K, close to the county average of $53K and the New Jersey average of $38K.

FEMA counts 10 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 1,202 residential flood policies in force, covering 5% of residential structures.

372NFIP claims since 1978
278paid claims
$15Mtotal paid
$53Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 78654BurnetNew JerseyUS
Claims since 1978372626202,3402,680,429
Share of claims paid75%74%84%78%
Average paid claim$53K$53K$38K$43K
Share of county claims59.4%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties101514,863—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 78654 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s3$36,673
1980s19$64,588
1990s69$1,395,927
2000s87$2,501,278
2010s181$10,692,539
2020s13$126,744
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
2025106$90,818$15,136
202411$28,531$28,531
202111$2,114$2,114
202011$5,280$5,280
201910$0—
2018170128$10,669,306$83,354
201710$0—
201621$6,037$6,037
201510$0—
201411$6,343$6,343
201332$7,275$3,637
201222$3,579$1,789
200932$15,100$7,550
20077459$2,429,226$41,173
200610$0—
200411$4,772$4,772
200242$19,875$9,937
200144$32,306$8,076
199842$41,056$20,528
19973731$1,120,892$36,158
1995105$12,070$2,414
199454$33,723$8,431
199311$341$341
199232$12,818$6,409
199186$175,029$29,171
199010$0—
198911$3,898$3,898
198722$8,150$4,075
198387$34,872$4,982
198210$0—
198121$2,453$2,453
198053$15,215$5,072
197932$36,673$18,337

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: Burnet County

Burnet County has 655 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (30 in the last 12 months), 24 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 105; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 256 · Tornado: 34 · Flood: 105 · Wind: 125 · Winter: 30 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 78654?

372 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 278 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 78654?

$15M across 278 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $53K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 78654?

2018, with 170 claims and $11M paid.

What county is ZIP 78654 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Burnet County, New Jersey; 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.