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ZIP code 23696, 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.

OpenFEMA lists 807 NFIP claims for ZIP 23696 (York County, Virginia), with $20M paid on 727 claims since 1978.

That is 51.4% of the 1,569 claims recorded across York County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $27K, close to the county average of $25K and the Virginia average of $19K.

FEMA counts 124 repetitive-loss properties and 4 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.

807NFIP claims since 1978
727paid claims
$20Mtotal paid
$27Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 23696YorkVirginiaUS
Claims since 19788071,56950,6092,680,429
Share of claims paid90%87%79%78%
Average paid claim$27K$25K$19K$43K
Share of county claims51.4%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties1242056,388—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 23696 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s6$11,057
1980s8$2,205
1990s44$97,787
2000s710$19,208,246
2010s39$270,408
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
201610$0—
201522$3,845$1,923
201222$38,654$19,327
20113230$227,908$7,597
201020$0—
2009181165$2,347,190$14,225
20063829$274,189$9,455
200420$0—
2003488468$16,586,867$35,442
200210$0—
1999133$19,847$6,616
19982719$77,240$4,065
199610$0—
199510$0—
199210$0—
199111$700$700
198910$0—
198520$0—
198252$2,205$1,103
197866$11,057$1,843

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 23696?

807 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 727 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 23696?

$20M across 727 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $27K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 23696?

2003, with 488 claims and $17M paid.

What county is ZIP 23696 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 1 Oct 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.