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ZIP code 22435, Northumberland County, Virginia

National Flood Insurance Program claims and payouts recorded for this ZIP code, with county context.

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. NFIP claims as of 8 Sep 2026.

OpenFEMA lists 16 NFIP claims for ZIP 22435 (Northumberland County, Virginia), with $873K paid on 14 claims since 1978.

That is 4.2% of the 385 claims recorded across Northumberland County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $62K, higher than the county average of $24K and the Virginia average of $19K.

FEMA counts 3 repetitive-loss properties and 1 severe repetitive-loss property in the ZIP (properties with two or more paid flood claims); their locations are not published.

At county level FEMA counts 517 residential flood policies in force, covering 6.2% of residential structures.

16NFIP claims since 1978
14paid claims
$873Ktotal paid
$62Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 22435NorthumberlandVirginiaUS
Claims since 19781638550,6092,680,429
Share of claims paid88%74%79%78%
Average paid claim$62K$24K$19K$43K
Share of county claims4.2%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties3686,388—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 22435 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s0$0
1990s4$11,297
2000s10$820,458
2010s2$41,514
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
201511$41,514$41,514
201110$0—
200911$9,296$9,296
200811$34,505$34,505
200644$511,566$127,891
200344$265,091$66,273
199822$8,166$4,083
199421$3,131$3,131

Claims are counted by year of loss as recorded in OpenFEMA's redacted NFIP claims file; amounts combine building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments. ZIP codes in the file are the policyholder's reported ZIP.

County context: Northumberland County

Northumberland County has 318 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (18 in the last 12 months), 25 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Very Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 51; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 2.

Hail: 13 · Tornado: 11 · Flood: 51 · Wind: 104 · Winter: 84 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 22435?

16 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 14 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 22435?

$873K across 14 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $62K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 22435?

2003, with 4 claims and $265K paid.

What county is ZIP 22435 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Northumberland County, Virginia; ZIP codes can cross county lines. The county page carries the storm record, declarations and risk index for the area.

Provenance

OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (as of 8 Sep 2026) and NfipMultipleLossProperties v1 (2 Aug 2026), aggregated by ZIP code and year of loss on this site; no property-level record is shown. County storm figures from NOAA NCEI through 30 Jun 2026. Built 30 Sep 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.