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ZIP code 87122, Bernalillo County, New Mexico

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 14 NFIP claims for ZIP 87122 (Bernalillo County, New Mexico), with $6K paid on 7 claims since 1978.

That is 8.1% of the 173 claims recorded across Bernalillo County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $870, lower than the county average of $17K and the New Mexico average of $37K.

At county level FEMA counts 1,069 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.5% of residential structures.

14NFIP claims since 1978
7paid claims
$6Ktotal paid
$870average paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 87122BernalilloNew MexicoUS
Claims since 1978141731,9382,680,429
Share of claims paid50%47%59%78%
Average paid claim$870$17K$37K$43K
Share of county claims8.1%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties0274—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 87122 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s4$3,685
1980s3$1,949
1990s1$0
2000s2$455
2010s4$0
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
201830$0—
201310$0—
200610$0—
200411$455$455
199410$0—
198032$1,949$975
197844$3,685$921

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: Bernalillo County

Bernalillo County has 461 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (23 in the last 12 months), 11 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 97; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 187 · Tornado: 17 · Flood: 97 · Wind: 125 · Winter: 1 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 87122?

14 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 7 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 87122?

$6K across 7 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $870 per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 87122?

1978, with 4 claims and $4K paid.

What county is ZIP 87122 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Bernalillo County, New Mexico; 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.