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ZIP code 23662, Poquoson city, 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 23662, in Poquoson city, Virginia, has 4,274 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 3,828 of them paid for a total of $72M.

That is 99.6% of the 4,290 claims recorded across Poquoson city. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $19K, close to the county average of $19K and the Virginia average of $19K.

FEMA counts 873 repetitive-loss properties and 33 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 2,936 residential flood policies in force, covering 63% of residential structures.

4,274NFIP claims since 1978
3,828paid claims
$72Mtotal paid
$19Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 23662Poquoson cityVirginiaUS
Claims since 19784,2744,29050,6092,680,429
Share of claims paid90%90%79%78%
Average paid claim$19K$19K$19K$43K
Share of county claims99.6%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties8738736,388—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 23662 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s56$65,362
1980s41$22,208
1990s256$729,412
2000s3,436$66,639,118
2010s450$4,491,750
2020s35$213,186
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202576$51,067$8,511
202431$4,888$4,888
20222216$157,231$9,827
202120$0—
202010$0—
201920$0—
201821$4,862$4,862
201664$51,134$12,783
20154336$393,166$10,921
201420$0—
201311$979$979
20124235$441,852$12,624
2011347306$3,589,860$11,732
201053$9,898$3,299
20091,1381,062$14,500,622$13,654
2008159$95,868$10,652
200721$1,874$1,874
2006218170$1,169,032$6,877
20041510$300,000$30,000
20032,0391,939$50,546,621$26,068
200211$2,107$2,107
200120$0—
200063$22,996$7,665
19995727$179,153$6,635
1998176125$531,043$4,248
199731$2,197$2,197
199641$837$837
199510$0—
199441$6,815$6,815
199310$0—
199211$455$455
199174$6,730$1,683
199021$2,181$2,181
198910$0—
198874$1,561$390
198610$0—
198410$0—
198321$215$215
19822618$20,432$1,135
198120$0—
198010$0—
197931$1,625$1,625
19785339$63,737$1,634

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: Poquoson city

Poquoson city has 12 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (3 in the last 12 months), 18 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Very Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 5; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 5.

Hail: 1 · Tornado: 0 · Flood: 5 · Wind: 5 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 23662?

4,274 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 3,828 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 23662?

$72M across 3,828 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $19K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 23662?

2003, with 2,039 claims and $51M paid.

What county is ZIP 23662 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Poquoson city, 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.