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Flood history · Rochester, NY 14612

Flood insurance claims in Rochester, NY 14612

132 claims since 1978 and $437,420 paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

132flood insurance claims since 1978
$437,420paid to policyholders
$5,756average paid claim
53claims in the last 10 years
35%of claims outside high-risk zones
#172of 1,513 New York ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 14612 since 1978.

1978: 5 claims1979: 3 claims1980: 1 claims1982: 1 claims1983: 1 claims1984: 4 claims1987: 4 claims1989: 1 claims1991: 3 claims1992: 1 claims1993: 38 claims1996: 3 claims1998: 9 claims2001: 1 claims2003: 1 claims2004: 2 claims2007: 1 claims2017: 37 claims2018: 1 claims2019: 11 claims2021: 1 claims2023: 2 claims2026: 1 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

About 35% 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, Unnamed flooding, accounts for 3% of claims.

Flooding here is recent: 53 claims (40%) were in the last 10 years.

The most commonly recorded cause is rivers, streams or lakes overflowing.

Greece, Town Of takes part in FEMA's Community Rating System (class 5), which can lower flood insurance premiums by up to 25% in high-risk zones.

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Unnamed flooding198743%
Blizzard of 1993199343%
April 2007 Nor'easter200711%
December Storm - Nor'easter199211%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)61% · 80
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)33% · 43
Zone not recorded7% · 9

NFIP communities

Greece, Town OfCRS class 5 · up to 25% off
Rochester, City OfParticipates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in Monroe County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

FloodingFlood · Major disaster · 2017-11-14
Hurricane SandyHurricane · Emergency · 2012-10-28
Hurricane Katrina EvacuationHurricane · Emergency · 2005-09-30
Severe Storms And FloodingSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2004-10-01
Severe Storms And FloodingSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2004-08-03

5 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Monroe 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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