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ZIP code 25177, 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 200 NFIP claims for ZIP 25177 (Kanawha County, West Virginia), with $2.2M paid on 152 claims since 1978.

That is 8.1% of the 2,479 claims recorded across Kanawha County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $14K, lower than the county average of $22K and the West Virginia average of $16K.

FEMA counts 19 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 1,159 residential flood policies in force, covering 1.5% of residential structures.

200NFIP claims since 1978
152paid claims
$2.2Mtotal paid
$14Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 25177KanawhaWest VirginiaUS
Claims since 19782002,47927,9982,680,429
Share of claims paid76%78%84%78%
Average paid claim$14K$22K$16K$43K
Share of county claims8.1%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties192483,068—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 25177 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s21$16,508
1980s9$51,281
1990s27$355,967
2000s78$942,082
2010s39$451,026
2020s26$387,004
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202577$107,234$15,319
202432$70,844$35,422
202311$1,196$1,196
202210$0—
20211311$207,729$18,884
202010$0—
201911$1,731$1,731
201855$62,310$12,462
201631$58,200$58,200
20151613$179,453$13,804
201344$48,789$12,197
201211$4,774$4,774
201099$95,769$10,641
20091511$103,644$9,422
200811$10,811$10,811
20071614$405,822$28,987
200610$0—
20041512$236,760$19,730
20032519$169,837$8,939
200211$13,407$13,407
200120$0—
200021$1,801$1,801
199752$4,653$2,327
199610$0—
19951312$350,448$29,204
199440$0—
199310$0—
199131$866$866
198953$19,150$6,383
198522$31,072$15,536
198211$1,059$1,059
198010$0—
197922$2,677$1,338
19781915$13,832$922

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 25177?

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

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 25177?

$2.2M across 152 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $14K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 25177?

2003, with 25 claims and $170K paid.

What county is ZIP 25177 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.