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ZIP code 27055, Yadkin County, North Carolina

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.

ZIP code 27055, in Yadkin County, North Carolina, has 6 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 3 of them paid for a total of $6K.

That is 100% of the 6 claims recorded across Yadkin County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $2K, close to the county average of $2K and the North Carolina average of $28K.

At county level FEMA counts 12 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.1% of residential structures.

6NFIP claims since 1978
3paid claims
$6Ktotal paid
$2Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 27055YadkinNorth CarolinaUS
Claims since 197866109,5932,680,429
Share of claims paid50%50%76%78%
Average paid claim$2K$2K$28K$43K
Share of county claims100.0%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties0011,713—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 27055 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s1$0
1980s1$643
1990s2$3,401
2000s0$0
2010s2$2,110
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
201710$0—
201211$2,110$2,110
199911$3,401$3,401
199810$0—
198911$643$643
197910$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: Yadkin County

Yadkin County has 440 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (8 in the last 12 months), 21 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Very Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 37; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 69 · Tornado: 10 · Flood: 37 · Wind: 230 · Winter: 39 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 27055?

6 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 3 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 27055?

$6K across 3 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $2K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 27055?

1979, with 1 claim and $0 paid.

What county is ZIP 27055 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Yadkin County, North Carolina; 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.