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ZIP code 27203, Randolph 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.

OpenFEMA lists 16 NFIP claims for ZIP 27203 (Randolph County, North Carolina), with $62K paid on 9 claims since 1978.

That is 24.6% of the 65 claims recorded across Randolph County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $7K, lower than the county average of $9K and the North Carolina average of $28K.

At county level FEMA counts 108 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.2% of residential structures.

16NFIP claims since 1978
9paid claims
$62Ktotal paid
$7Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 27203RandolphNorth CarolinaUS
Claims since 19781665109,5932,680,429
Share of claims paid56%66%76%78%
Average paid claim$7K$9K$28K$43K
Share of county claims24.6%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties0611,713—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 27203 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s3$1,313
1990s4$1,454
2000s6$47,263
2010s1$11,986
2020s2$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202020$0—
201511$11,986$11,986
200821$17,891$17,891
200633$26,807$8,936
200311$2,565$2,565
199510$0—
199032$1,454$727
198720$0—
198211$1,313$1,313

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: Randolph County

Randolph County has 728 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (25 in the last 12 months), 24 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 65; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 2.

Hail: 110 · Tornado: 16 · Flood: 65 · Wind: 450 · Winter: 69 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 27203?

16 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 9 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 27203?

$62K across 9 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $7K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 27203?

1990, with 3 claims and $1K paid.

What county is ZIP 27203 in?

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