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ZIP code 23336, 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.

ZIP code 23336, in Accomack County, Virginia, has 298 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 210 of them paid for a total of $1.6M.

That is 26.8% of the 1,114 claims recorded across Accomack County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $8K, lower than the county average of $15K and the Virginia average of $19K.

FEMA counts 19 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 2,660 residential flood policies in force, covering 13.4% of residential structures.

298NFIP claims since 1978
210paid claims
$1.6Mtotal paid
$8Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 23336AccomackVirginiaUS
Claims since 19782981,11450,6092,680,429
Share of claims paid70%76%79%78%
Average paid claim$8K$15K$19K$43K
Share of county claims26.8%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties19736,388—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 23336 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s1$315
1980s10$9,791
1990s90$192,863
2000s78$543,957
2010s116$859,184
2020s3$13,669
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202521$13,669$13,669
202210$0—
201910$0—
201810$0—
2016189$52,660$5,851
201533$24,272$8,091
201410$0—
20128366$765,792$11,603
201194$16,459$4,115
20095547$361,388$7,689
200854$39,891$9,973
200686$95,605$15,934
200411$9,566$9,566
200353$34,018$11,339
200042$3,489$1,744
199910$0—
19983423$120,550$5,241
199510$0—
199321$1,600$1,600
19924933$66,357$2,011
199132$4,357$2,178
198921$460$460
198810$0—
198531$7,467$7,467
198111$1,613$1,613
198031$250$250
197811$315$315

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 23336?

298 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 210 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 23336?

$1.6M across 210 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $8K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 23336?

2012, with 83 claims and $766K paid.

What county is ZIP 23336 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.