Flood Claims Map

New York

Flood insurance claims in Queens County, New York

FEMA records 14,948 National Flood Insurance Program claims in Queens County, New York, since 1978, with $707.5 million paid in total. The year with the most claims was 2012, with 7,717. As of 3 August 2026, 3.7% of homes here had an NFIP policy.

NFIP claims on record14,948
Total paid$707.5 million
Claims with a payment12,819
Homes with NFIP policy3.7%
High-risk zone homes insuredn/a
Residential policies in force11,977

Claims by year of loss

1978: 17719781979: 3581980: 3311981: 1601982: 6619821983: 1731984: 3601985: 781986: 1419861987: 871988: 91989: 501990: 1619901991: 1361992: 1,0581993: 1891994: 2219941995: 211996: 1471997: 181998: 2819981999: 662000: 222001: 202002: 2320022003: 252004: 642005: 2672006: 2820062007: 1252008: 382009: 332010: 13820102011: 1,3422012: 7,7172013: 282014: 17220142015: 132016: 242017: 162018: 7320182019: 162020: 142021: 3082022: 45420222023: 2732024: 722025: 282026: 5120267,717

NFIP claims by year of loss, Queens County, New York

1978: $408,78919781979: $754,4481980: $618,7471981: $386,1481982: $67,01619821983: $244,2851984: $958,0601985: $134,0691986: $28,28419861987: $258,8231988: $5,3861989: $77,5841990: $126,17919901991: $979,4901992: $8.5 million1993: $989,6691994: $15,96819941995: $525,4351996: $2.4 million1997: $1.2 million1998: $588,85219981999: $933,7152000: $889,2252001: $16,0432002: $45,84320022003: $30,5662004: $491,4092005: $1.6 million2006: $292,80420062007: $1.8 million2008: $690,6232009: $228,7962010: $663,63320102011: $14.7 million2012: $631.7 million2013: $61,4902014: $2.5 million20142015: $15,3312016: $227,6062017: $22,2542018: $939,40620182019: $297,4082020: $8,8842021: $12.1 million2022: $10.3 million20222023: $5.3 million2024: $838,5402025: $569,8912026: $904,8222026$631.7 million

Paid on claims by year of loss (building, contents and increased cost of compliance), Queens County, New York

Named flood events with the most claims

Event (FEMA name)Claims
Hurricane Sandy7,640
Hurricane Irene1,221
December Storm - Nor'easter1,030
Flooding326
Hurricane Ida267
Not a named storm254
Torrential rain239
Late-September New York Flooding222

ZIP codes with the most claims

ZIP code (as reported)Claims
116972,374
116942,312
116912,294
114142,029
116921,631
116931,601
11422377
11365203
11413149
11357138

8,770 of the claims were on properties rated in a high-risk flood zone (zones starting A or V). Building $614.2 million, contents $80.2 million, increased cost of compliance $13.2 million.

Flood insurance take-up

HomesWith NFIP policyShare
High-risk flood zone06,314n/a
All homes322,31611,9773.7%

FEMA counts residential structures and NFIP residential policies in force as of 3 August 2026. Private flood policies are not counted. A share is shown as n/a where FEMA counts no homes or more policies than homes.

Flood insurance basics. Most standard homeowners policies do not cover flood damage. NFIP policies are sold through insurance agents and through FEMA's FloodSmart site, which also explains waiting periods (usually 30 days before cover starts). Check your property's flood zone on the FEMA Flood Map Service Center.

Sources

  1. FEMA, OpenFEMA FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims (v2 dataset, API v3 NfipClaims), 2,725,989 claim records, retrieved 29 October 2026
  2. FEMA, OpenFEMA NFIP Residential Penetration Rates, as of 3 August 2026

Checked 29 October 2026. Claims are NFIP claims only. Private flood insurance claims and uninsured losses are not included. Recent events can take months to be fully reflected.