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ZIP code 24017, Roanoke 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.

OpenFEMA lists 353 NFIP claims for ZIP 24017 (Roanoke city, Virginia), with $3.6M paid on 277 claims since 1978.

That is 29.8% of the 1,184 claims recorded across Roanoke city. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $13K, lower than the county average of $22K and the Virginia average of $19K.

FEMA counts 38 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 225 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.7% of residential structures.

353NFIP claims since 1978
277paid claims
$3.6Mtotal paid
$13Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 24017Roanoke cityVirginiaUS
Claims since 19783531,18450,6092,680,429
Share of claims paid78%78%79%78%
Average paid claim$13K$22K$19K$43K
Share of county claims29.8%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties38816,388—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 24017 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s44$179,625
1980s137$1,602,306
1990s29$82,121
2000s41$148,808
2010s88$978,248
2020s14$595,558
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202574$573,755$143,439
202075$21,803$4,361
201921$1,264$1,264
201873$24,736$8,245
201720$0—
201521$110$110
201410$0—
20137054$948,861$17,571
201111$464$464
201032$2,813$1,406
200943$6,605$2,202
200831$23,487$23,487
20042320$98,752$4,938
2003104$18,277$4,569
200011$1,687$1,687
199843$5,834$1,945
199722$2,821$1,411
199663$12,555$4,185
199533$6,049$2,016
1994108$51,670$6,459
199232$3,153$1,577
199011$38$38
19895753$234,598$4,426
198742$3,173$1,587
19855652$1,338,302$25,737
198461$5,388$5,388
198355$18,359$3,672
198231$487$487
198063$1,999$666
197944$6,348$1,587
19784034$173,277$5,096

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: Roanoke city

Roanoke city has 179 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (10 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: 69; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 39 · Tornado: 1 · Flood: 69 · Wind: 51 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 24017?

353 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 277 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 24017?

$3.6M across 277 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $13K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 24017?

2013, with 70 claims and $949K paid.

What county is ZIP 24017 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Roanoke 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 1 Oct 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.