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ZIP code 24273, Norton 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 57 NFIP claims for ZIP 24273 (Norton city, Virginia), with $425K paid on 46 claims since 1978.

That is 123.9% of the 46 claims recorded across Norton city. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $9K, close to the county average of $8K and the Virginia average of $19K.

FEMA counts 7 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 23 residential flood policies in force, covering 1.9% of residential structures.

57NFIP claims since 1978
46paid claims
$425Ktotal paid
$9Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 24273Norton cityVirginiaUS
Claims since 1978574650,6092,680,429
Share of claims paid81%87%79%78%
Average paid claim$9K$8K$19K$43K
Share of county claims123.9%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties746,388—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 24273 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s17$22,874
1990s1$2,921
2000s21$194,937
2010s7$64,362
2020s11$140,094
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202532$54,491$27,245
202422$27,528$13,764
202321$4,526$4,526
202233$46,408$15,469
202011$7,141$7,141
201822$18,371$9,186
201611$4,380$4,380
201533$41,611$13,870
201110$0—
200355$89,218$17,844
20021610$105,719$10,572
199411$2,921$2,921
198433$4,471$1,490
19821412$18,404$1,534

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: Norton city

Norton city has 39 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (0 in the last 12 months), 15 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Very Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 9; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 6 · Tornado: 1 · Flood: 9 · Wind: 23 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 24273?

57 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 46 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 24273?

$425K across 46 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $9K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 24273?

2002, with 16 claims and $106K paid.

What county is ZIP 24273 in?

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