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Flood history · Valley Stream, NY 11580

Flood insurance claims in Valley Stream, NY 11580

119 claims since 1979 and $674,253 paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

119flood insurance claims since 1979
$674,253paid to policyholders
$8,535average paid claim
22claims in the last 10 years
40%of claims outside high-risk zones
#182of 1,513 New York ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 11580 since 1978.

1979: 12 claims1980: 3 claims1981: 2 claims1982: 1 claims1984: 8 claims1989: 1 claims1991: 1 claims1996: 5 claims1998: 1 claims1999: 10 claims2004: 3 claims2005: 7 claims2007: 3 claims2008: 1 claims2010: 17 claims2011: 17 claims2012: 5 claims2019: 2 claims2021: 2 claims2023: 17 claims2024: 1 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

About 40% of claims here were on properties rated outside high-risk zones (zones X, B or C). A lower-risk zone on the map is not a guarantee.

Losses are spread across many events; the largest, Late-September New York Flooding, accounts for 13% of claims.

22 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.

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Late-September New York Flooding20231613%
March 2010 Nor'easter20101210%
Hurricane Irene20111210%
Not a named storm197976%
Torrential rain200576%
Late summer storms201154%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)48% · 57
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)32% · 38
Zone not recorded20% · 24

NFIP communities

Valley Stream, Village OfParticipates in the NFIP
Hempstead, Town OfParticipates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in Nassau 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

14 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Nassau 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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