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ZIP code 27576, Johnston 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 27576, in Johnston County, North Carolina, has 16 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 14 of them paid for a total of $635K.

That is 5.1% of the 313 claims recorded across Johnston County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $45K, close to the county average of $44K and the North Carolina average of $28K.

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 489 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.7% of residential structures.

16NFIP claims since 1978
14paid claims
$635Ktotal paid
$45Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 27576JohnstonNorth CarolinaUS
Claims since 197816313109,5932,680,429
Share of claims paid88%83%76%78%
Average paid claim$45K$44K$28K$43K
Share of county claims5.1%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties33211,713—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 27576 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s0$0
1990s1$13,306
2000s0$0
2010s8$447,610
2020s7$174,401
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202111$4,901$4,901
202065$169,500$33,900
201811$2,990$2,990
201722$86,940$43,470
201654$357,680$89,420
199911$13,306$13,306

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: Johnston County

Johnston County has 864 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (23 in the last 12 months), 27 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 76; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 4.

Hail: 173 · Tornado: 25 · Flood: 76 · Wind: 473 · Winter: 60 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 27576?

16 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 14 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 27576?

$635K across 14 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $45K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 27576?

2020, with 6 claims and $170K paid.

What county is ZIP 27576 in?

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