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ZIP code 24592, Halifax 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 178 NFIP claims for ZIP 24592 (Halifax County, Virginia), with $2.3M paid on 152 claims since 1978.

That is 95.7% of the 186 claims recorded across Halifax County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $15K, close to the county average of $15K and the Virginia average of $19K.

FEMA counts 22 repetitive-loss properties and 2 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 13 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.1% of residential structures.

178NFIP claims since 1978
152paid claims
$2.3Mtotal paid
$15Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 24592HalifaxVirginiaUS
Claims since 197817818650,6092,680,429
Share of claims paid85%85%79%78%
Average paid claim$15K$15K$19K$43K
Share of county claims95.7%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties22226,388—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 24592 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s72$390,881
1980s38$150,727
1990s46$478,143
2000s12$75,230
2010s9$718,911
2020s1$500,000
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202011$500,000$500,000
201855$651,827$130,365
201733$65,706$21,902
201311$1,378$1,378
200921$3,162$3,162
200810$0—
200711$8,173$8,173
200622$10,179$5,090
200344$52,595$13,149
200210$0—
200111$1,120$1,120
199822$717$359
199722$904$452
19961412$221,560$18,463
19951110$235,003$23,500
199444$9,140$2,285
199355$3,525$705
199211$230$230
199132$2,822$1,411
199044$4,242$1,060
198911$340$340
19873425$145,833$5,833
198511$4,026$4,026
198411$527$527
198210$0—
19794338$298,948$7,867
19782925$91,933$3,677

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: Halifax County

Halifax County has 930 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (24 in the last 12 months), 27 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 175; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 134 · Tornado: 17 · Flood: 175 · Wind: 490 · Winter: 43 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 24592?

178 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 152 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 24592?

$2.3M across 152 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $15K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 24592?

1979, with 43 claims and $299K paid.

What county is ZIP 24592 in?

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