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ZIP code 27804, Nash 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 27804, in Nash County, North Carolina, has 441 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 387 of them paid for a total of $21M.

That is 60% of the 735 claims recorded across Nash County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $54K, close to the county average of $53K and the North Carolina average of $28K.

FEMA counts 30 repetitive-loss properties and 3 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 525 residential flood policies in force, covering 1.4% of residential structures.

441NFIP claims since 1978
387paid claims
$21Mtotal paid
$54Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 27804NashNorth CarolinaUS
Claims since 1978441735109,5932,680,429
Share of claims paid88%87%76%78%
Average paid claim$54K$53K$28K$43K
Share of county claims60.0%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties304911,713—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 27804 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s6$9,574
1980s12$68,882
1990s252$15,676,314
2000s27$403,013
2010s111$3,832,600
2020s33$881,628
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202511$8,631$8,631
202443$70,760$23,587
202311$16,606$16,606
20202723$785,631$34,158
201843$9,520$3,173
201743$55,923$18,641
20169987$3,761,836$43,239
201511$5,321$5,321
201120$0—
201010$0—
200810$0—
20061615$386,016$25,734
200322$1,474$737
200252$9,620$4,810
200110$0—
200021$5,903$5,903
1999212200$14,998,602$74,993
19981813$279,309$21,485
19962117$398,402$23,435
199310$0—
198777$64,391$9,199
198432$2,079$1,039
198321$2,413$2,413
197933$4,634$1,545
197832$4,940$2,470

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: Nash County

Nash County has 540 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (19 in the last 12 months), 28 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 38; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 3.

Hail: 104 · Tornado: 19 · Flood: 38 · Wind: 280 · Winter: 61 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 27804?

441 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 387 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 27804?

$21M across 387 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $54K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 27804?

1999, with 212 claims and $15M paid.

What county is ZIP 27804 in?

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