Flood history · Johnson City, NY 13790
Flood insurance claims in Johnson City, NY 13790
330 claims since 1979 and $22.1 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.
Claims by year
Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 13790 since 1978.
What the record says
About 51% 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.
One event dominates the record: Tropical Storm Lee accounts for 65% of all claims in this ZIP code.
6 claims were filed in the last 10 years.
The most commonly recorded cause is rivers, streams or lakes overflowing.
Johnson City, Village Of takes part in FEMA's Community Rating System (class 8), which can lower flood insurance premiums by up to 10% in high-risk zones.
Biggest flood events
| Event | Year | Claims | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical Storm Lee | 2011 | 214 | 65% |
| Torrential rain | 2005 | 6 | 2% |
| Unnamed flooding | 1996 | 3 | 1% |
| Hurricane Irene | 2011 | 2 | 1% |
| Hurricane Debby | 2024 | 1 | 0% |
Flood zone at time of claim
NFIP communities
Federal disaster declarations in Broome County
Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.
15 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Broome 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.