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ZIP code 24540, Danville 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 24540, in Danville city, Virginia, has 110 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 94 of them paid for a total of $3.7M.

That is 67.1% of the 164 claims recorded across Danville city. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $39K, close to the county average of $36K and the Virginia average of $19K.

FEMA counts 15 repetitive-loss properties and 3 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 39 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.2% of residential structures.

110NFIP claims since 1978
94paid claims
$3.7Mtotal paid
$39Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 24540Danville cityVirginiaUS
Claims since 197811016450,6092,680,429
Share of claims paid85%84%79%78%
Average paid claim$39K$36K$19K$43K
Share of county claims67.1%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties15226,388—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 24540 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s2$737
1980s7$43,019
1990s16$369,585
2000s15$257,873
2010s67$2,936,771
2020s3$65,831
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202411$18,286$18,286
202022$47,545$23,773
20185850$2,669,801$53,396
201711$20,650$20,650
201611$13,934$13,934
201354$204,353$51,088
201210$0—
201011$28,033$28,033
200911$1,350$1,350
200822$30,406$15,203
200744$161,306$40,326
200611$2,189$2,189
200411$1,017$1,017
200365$61,605$12,321
199822$16,363$8,181
199697$323,901$46,272
199521$19,096$19,096
199311$831$831
199111$1,642$1,642
199011$7,752$7,752
198911$9,542$9,542
198732$20,778$10,389
198511$9,570$9,570
198411$2,596$2,596
198211$533$533
197921$737$737

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: Danville city

Danville city has 159 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (1 in the last 12 months), 18 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 37; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 20 · Tornado: 3 · Flood: 37 · Wind: 88 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 24540?

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

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 24540?

$3.7M across 94 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $39K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 24540?

2018, with 58 claims and $2.7M paid.

What county is ZIP 24540 in?

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