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ZIP code 23308, Accomack 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 27 NFIP claims for ZIP 23308 (Accomack County, Virginia), with $536K paid on 18 claims since 1978.

That is 2.4% of the 1,114 claims recorded across Accomack County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $30K, higher than the county average of $15K and the Virginia average of $19K.

FEMA counts 1 repetitive-loss property 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 2,660 residential flood policies in force, covering 13.4% of residential structures.

27NFIP claims since 1978
18paid claims
$536Ktotal paid
$30Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 23308AccomackVirginiaUS
Claims since 1978271,11450,6092,680,429
Share of claims paid67%76%79%78%
Average paid claim$30K$15K$19K$43K
Share of county claims2.4%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties1736,388—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 23308 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s3$36,144
1990s8$25,042
2000s2$3,090
2010s14$472,153
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
201610$0—
2012139$472,153$52,461
200821$3,090$3,090
199964$19,513$4,878
199311$5,529$5,529
199110$0—
198522$22,031$11,015
198411$14,113$14,113

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: Accomack County

Accomack County has 361 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (21 in the last 12 months), 20 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 46; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 7.

Hail: 26 · Tornado: 9 · Flood: 46 · Wind: 137 · Winter: 74 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 23308?

27 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 18 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 23308?

$536K across 18 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $30K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 23308?

2012, with 13 claims and $472K paid.

What county is ZIP 23308 in?

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