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Flood history · Rye, NY 10580

Flood insurance claims in Rye, NY 10580

1,996 claims since 1978 and $60.8 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

1,996flood insurance claims since 1978
$60.8 millionpaid to policyholders
$36,894average paid claim
332claims in the last 10 years
29%of claims outside high-risk zones
#24of 1,513 New York ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 10580 since 1978.

1978: 38 claims1979: 155 claims1980: 168 claims1981: 2 claims1982: 26 claims1983: 19 claims1984: 102 claims1985: 3 claims1986: 2 claims1987: 1 claims1989: 11 claims1990: 5 claims1991: 29 claims1992: 108 claims1993: 6 claims1994: 5 claims1995: 2 claims1996: 119 claims1998: 4 claims1999: 13 claims2000: 1 claims2001: 5 claims2002: 7 claims2003: 1 claims2004: 68 claims2005: 4 claims2006: 4 claims2007: 303 claims2008: 3 claims2010: 42 claims2011: 255 claims2012: 146 claims2013: 1 claims2014: 4 claims2015: 1 claims2016: 1 claims2017: 2 claims2018: 19 claims2019: 2 claims2021: 259 claims2023: 45 claims2024: 5 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

71% of claims were on properties in high-risk zones and 29% outside them.

Losses are spread across many events; the largest, Not a named storm, accounts for 13% of claims.

332 claims were filed in the last 10 years.

The most commonly recorded cause is heavy rain or snowmelt collecting faster than it drains, which can happen far from any river or coast.

Harrison, Town Of takes part in FEMA's Community Rating System (class 7), which can lower flood insurance premiums by up to 15% in high-risk zones.

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Not a named storm198026013%
Hurricane Ida202124712%
Hurricane Irene201122211%
Unnamed flooding198019610%
April 2007 Nor'easter200719010%
Hurricane Sandy20121397%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)64% · 1,270
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)26% · 522
Undetermined (D)0% · 1
Zone not recorded10% · 203

NFIP communities

Rye, City OfParticipates in the NFIP
Harrison, Town OfCRS class 7 · up to 15% off
New Rochelle, City OfParticipates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in Westchester County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Severe Storm And FloodingFlood · Major disaster · 2024-01-30
Remnants Of Hurricane IdaHurricane · Major disaster · 2021-09-05
Remnants Of Hurricane IdaHurricane · Emergency · 2021-09-02
Hurricane HenriHurricane · Emergency · 2021-08-22
Tropical Storm IsaiasHurricane · Major disaster · 2020-10-02
Hurricane SandyHurricane · Major disaster · 2012-10-30

15 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Westchester County since 2000.

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Sources: FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims (v3) and Disaster Declarations Summaries, FEMA NFIP Community Status Book; place names from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Data as of 2026-10-09. Payments are net building + contents payments in dollars at the time paid, not adjusted for inflation. Claims are grouped by the ZIP code reported on the claim. This product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA. Information only; not an official flood zone determination or insurance advice.

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