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ZIP code 27822, Wilson 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 27822, in Wilson County, North Carolina, has 15 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 13 of them paid for a total of $259K.

That is 3% of the 498 claims recorded across Wilson County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $20K, lower than the county average of $30K and the North Carolina average of $28K.

At county level FEMA counts 427 residential flood policies in force, covering 1.3% of residential structures.

15NFIP claims since 1978
13paid claims
$259Ktotal paid
$20Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 27822WilsonNorth CarolinaUS
Claims since 197815498109,5932,680,429
Share of claims paid87%84%76%78%
Average paid claim$20K$30K$28K$43K
Share of county claims3.0%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties03711,713—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 27822 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s1$2,425
1990s4$83,484
2000s2$4,190
2010s5$159,658
2020s3$9,510
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202410$0—
202022$9,510$4,755
201655$159,658$31,932
200611$2,094$2,094
200211$2,096$2,096
199922$82,004$41,002
199810$0—
199611$1,480$1,480
198911$2,425$2,425

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: Wilson County

Wilson County has 452 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (11 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: 51; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 3.

Hail: 69 · Tornado: 20 · Flood: 51 · Wind: 227 · Winter: 54 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 27822?

15 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 13 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 27822?

$259K across 13 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $20K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 27822?

2016, with 5 claims and $160K paid.

What county is ZIP 27822 in?

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