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ZIP code 22443, Westmoreland 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.

ZIP code 22443, in Westmoreland County, Virginia, has 130 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 99 of them paid for a total of $4.9M.

That is 56.5% of the 230 claims recorded across Westmoreland County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $50K, higher than the county average of $38K and the Virginia average of $19K.

FEMA counts 22 repetitive-loss properties and 2 severe repetitive-loss properties in the ZIP (properties with two or more paid flood claims); their locations are not published.

At county level FEMA counts 345 residential flood policies in force, covering 2.3% of residential structures.

130NFIP claims since 1978
99paid claims
$4.9Mtotal paid
$50Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 22443WestmorelandVirginiaUS
Claims since 197813023050,6092,680,429
Share of claims paid76%75%79%78%
Average paid claim$50K$38K$19K$43K
Share of county claims56.5%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties22386,388—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 22443 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s3$21,077
1990s18$300,555
2000s81$4,389,359
2010s18$111,853
2020s10$106,271
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202310$0—
202183$106,271$35,424
202010$0—
201822$3,804$1,902
201520$0—
2011105$101,540$20,308
201041$6,510$6,510
200822$8,153$4,076
20062623$731,162$31,790
200411$30,000$30,000
20035244$3,620,044$82,274
199810$0—
19961615$300,555$20,037
199310$0—
198533$21,077$7,026

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: Westmoreland County

Westmoreland County has 332 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (15 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: 46; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 1.

Hail: 27 · Tornado: 7 · Flood: 46 · Wind: 124 · Winter: 90 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 22443?

130 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 99 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 22443?

$4.9M across 99 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $50K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 22443?

2003, with 52 claims and $3.6M paid.

What county is ZIP 22443 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Westmoreland 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 1 Oct 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.