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ZIP code 23693, York 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 23693, in York County, Virginia, has 142 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 94 of them paid for a total of $865K.

That is 9.1% of the 1,569 claims recorded across York County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $9K, lower than the county average of $25K and the Virginia average of $19K.

FEMA counts 11 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 2,493 residential flood policies in force, covering 11% of residential structures.

142NFIP claims since 1978
94paid claims
$865Ktotal paid
$9Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 23693YorkVirginiaUS
Claims since 19781421,56950,6092,680,429
Share of claims paid66%87%79%78%
Average paid claim$9K$25K$19K$43K
Share of county claims9.1%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties112056,388—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 23693 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s0$0
1990s27$58,159
2000s105$794,146
2010s7$9,674
2020s3$2,592
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202510$0—
202411$2,592$2,592
202210$0—
201611$1,341$1,341
201232$6,989$3,494
201121$1,344$1,344
201010$0—
20091410$110,797$11,080
200685$38,026$7,605
200510$0—
200410$0—
20038059$645,323$10,938
200210$0—
19992013$53,219$4,094
199841$1,079$1,079
199610$0—
199421$3,862$3,862

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: York County

York County has 326 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (13 in the last 12 months), 19 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 49; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 1.

Hail: 27 · Tornado: 8 · Flood: 49 · Wind: 124 · Winter: 45 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 23693?

142 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 94 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 23693?

$865K across 94 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $9K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 23693?

2003, with 80 claims and $645K paid.

What county is ZIP 23693 in?

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