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ZIP code 25984, Greenbrier 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 45 NFIP claims for ZIP 25984 (Greenbrier County, West Virginia), with $1.4M paid on 38 claims since 1978.

That is 4.8% of the 943 claims recorded across Greenbrier County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $36K, close to the county average of $32K and the West Virginia average of $16K.

FEMA counts 3 repetitive-loss properties and 0 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 256 residential flood policies in force, covering 1.4% of residential structures.

45NFIP claims since 1978
38paid claims
$1.4Mtotal paid
$36Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 25984GreenbrierWest VirginiaUS
Claims since 19784594327,9982,680,429
Share of claims paid84%86%84%78%
Average paid claim$36K$32K$16K$43K
Share of county claims4.8%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties3423,068—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 25984 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s2$1,213
1980s0$0
1990s3$26,362
2000s26$542,391
2010s14$799,436
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
20161212$799,436$66,620
201020$0—
20031917$451,871$26,581
200174$90,520$22,630
199633$26,362$8,787
197822$1,213$606

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: Greenbrier County

Greenbrier County has 613 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (15 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: 132; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 97 · Tornado: 7 · Flood: 132 · Wind: 248 · Winter: 89 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 25984?

45 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 38 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 25984?

$1.4M across 38 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $36K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 25984?

2003, with 19 claims and $452K paid.

What county is ZIP 25984 in?

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