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ZIP code 87506, Santa Fe 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 16 NFIP claims for ZIP 87506 (Santa Fe County, New Mexico), with $692K paid on 11 claims since 1978.

That is 30.2% of the 53 claims recorded across Santa Fe County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $63K, higher than the county average of $36K and the New Mexico average of $37K.

At county level FEMA counts 388 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.6% of residential structures.

16NFIP claims since 1978
11paid claims
$692Ktotal paid
$63Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 87506Santa FeNew MexicoUS
Claims since 197816531,9382,680,429
Share of claims paid69%51%59%78%
Average paid claim$63K$36K$37K$43K
Share of county claims30.2%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties0174—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 87506 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s0$0
1990s0$0
2000s0$0
2010s15$629,425
2020s1$62,950
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202211$62,950$62,950
201844$437,412$109,353
201542$102,420$51,210
201411$5,686$5,686
201311$4,654$4,654
201232$79,253$39,626
201020$0—

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: Santa Fe County

Santa Fe County has 353 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (13 in the last 12 months), 10 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 98; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 149 · Tornado: 27 · Flood: 98 · Wind: 57 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 87506?

16 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 11 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 87506?

$692K across 11 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $63K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 87506?

2015, with 4 claims and $102K paid.

What county is ZIP 87506 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Santa Fe 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.