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ZIP code 25083, Kanawha County, West 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 15 NFIP claims for ZIP 25083 (Kanawha County, West Virginia), with $40K paid on 5 claims since 1978.

That is 0.6% of the 2,479 claims recorded across Kanawha County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $8K, lower than the county average of $22K and the West Virginia average of $16K.

At county level FEMA counts 1,159 residential flood policies in force, covering 1.5% of residential structures.

15NFIP claims since 1978
5paid claims
$40Ktotal paid
$8Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 25083KanawhaWest VirginiaUS
Claims since 1978152,47927,9982,680,429
Share of claims paid33%78%84%78%
Average paid claim$8K$22K$16K$43K
Share of county claims0.6%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties02483,068—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 25083 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s0$0
1990s0$0
2000s12$27,493
2010s3$12,995
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
201511$489$489
201021$12,506$12,506
200521$23,987$23,987
200362$3,506$1,753
200230$0—
200110$0—

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: Kanawha County

Kanawha County has 1,232 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (60 in the last 12 months), 34 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 204; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 207 · Tornado: 15 · Flood: 204 · Wind: 610 · Winter: 78 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 25083?

15 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 5 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 25083?

$40K across 5 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $8K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 25083?

2003, with 6 claims and $4K paid.

What county is ZIP 25083 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Kanawha County, West 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.