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ZIP code 25922, Mercer 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 25922 (Mercer County, West Virginia), with $750K paid on 12 claims since 1978.

That is 3.4% of the 437 claims recorded across Mercer County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $63K, higher than the county average of $15K and the West Virginia average of $16K.

FEMA counts 3 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 187 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.8% of residential structures.

15NFIP claims since 1978
12paid claims
$750Ktotal paid
$63Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 25922MercerWest VirginiaUS
Claims since 19781543727,9982,680,429
Share of claims paid80%81%84%78%
Average paid claim$63K$15K$16K$43K
Share of county claims3.4%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties3593,068—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 25922 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s1$5,380
1980s6$30,873
1990s3$20,321
2000s4$18,606
2010s0$0
2020s1$675,047
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202511$675,047$675,047
200231$5,294$5,294
200111$13,313$13,313
199633$20,321$6,774
198744$30,166$7,541
198411$707$707
198210$0—
197811$5,380$5,380

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: Mercer County

Mercer County has 514 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (13 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: 113; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 87 · Tornado: 2 · Flood: 113 · Wind: 147 · Winter: 105 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 25922?

15 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 12 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 25922?

$750K across 12 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $63K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 25922?

1987, with 4 claims and $30K paid.

What county is ZIP 25922 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Mercer 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 30 Sep 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.