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ZIP code 27403, Guilford 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 37 NFIP claims for ZIP 27403 (Guilford County, North Carolina), with $230K paid on 31 claims since 1978.

That is 5.4% of the 680 claims recorded across Guilford County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $7K, lower than the county average of $18K and the North Carolina average of $28K.

FEMA counts 5 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 707 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.4% of residential structures.

37NFIP claims since 1978
31paid claims
$230Ktotal paid
$7Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 27403GuilfordNorth CarolinaUS
Claims since 197837680109,5932,680,429
Share of claims paid84%75%76%78%
Average paid claim$7K$18K$28K$43K
Share of county claims5.4%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties55511,713—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 27403 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s3$19,859
1980s10$26,056
1990s1$4,680
2000s13$62,430
2010s9$117,428
2020s1$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202410$0—
201944$78,906$19,726
201822$16,523$8,262
201611$7,754$7,754
201311$5,479$5,479
201211$8,766$8,766
200911$6,675$6,675
200811$10,323$10,323
200611$487$487
200353$7,739$2,580
200055$37,205$7,441
199611$4,680$4,680
198421$8,168$8,168
198254$11,648$2,912
198132$6,240$3,120
197933$19,859$6,620

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: Guilford County

Guilford County has 924 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (31 in the last 12 months), 28 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 142; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 1.

Hail: 206 · Tornado: 16 · Flood: 142 · Wind: 452 · Winter: 86 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 27403?

37 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 31 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 27403?

$230K across 31 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $7K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 27403?

1982, with 5 claims and $12K paid.

What county is ZIP 27403 in?

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