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ZIP code 22952, Augusta 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 25 NFIP claims for ZIP 22952 (Augusta County, Virginia), with $502K paid on 23 claims since 1978.

That is 13.7% of the 183 claims recorded across Augusta County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $22K, close to the county average of $20K and the Virginia average of $19K.

FEMA counts 4 repetitive-loss properties and 0 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 191 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.5% of residential structures.

25NFIP claims since 1978
23paid claims
$502Ktotal paid
$22Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 22952AugustaVirginiaUS
Claims since 19782518350,6092,680,429
Share of claims paid92%81%79%78%
Average paid claim$22K$20K$19K$43K
Share of county claims13.7%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties4146,388—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 22952 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s3$37,200
1990s7$91,739
2000s6$133,308
2010s4$140,316
2020s5$99,487
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202444$94,421$23,605
202011$5,066$5,066
201833$99,714$33,238
201111$40,602$40,602
200366$133,308$22,218
199654$91,323$22,831
199221$417$417
198711$6,168$6,168
198522$31,032$15,516

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: Augusta County

Augusta County has 913 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (26 in the last 12 months), 24 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 155; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 68 · Tornado: 13 · Flood: 155 · Wind: 323 · Winter: 184 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 22952?

25 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 23 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 22952?

$502K across 23 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $22K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 22952?

2003, with 6 claims and $133K paid.

What county is ZIP 22952 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Augusta 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.