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ZIP code 27832, Northampton 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 6 NFIP claims for ZIP 27832 (Northampton County, North Carolina), with $66K paid on 6 claims since 1978.

That is 17.6% of the 34 claims recorded across Northampton County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $11K, close to the county average of $10K and the North Carolina average of $28K.

At county level FEMA counts 27 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.3% of residential structures.

6NFIP claims since 1978
6paid claims
$66Ktotal paid
$11Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 27832NorthamptonNorth CarolinaUS
Claims since 1978634109,5932,680,429
Share of claims paid100%82%76%78%
Average paid claim$11K$10K$28K$43K
Share of county claims17.6%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties0111,713—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 27832 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s0$0
1990s5$62,701
2000s1$3,245
2010s0$0
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
200311$3,245$3,245
199911$13,595$13,595
199822$13,038$6,519
199622$36,068$18,034

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: Northampton County

Northampton County has 308 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (5 in the last 12 months), 25 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 23; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 3.

Hail: 46 · Tornado: 17 · Flood: 23 · Wind: 126 · Winter: 49 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 27832?

6 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 6 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 27832?

$66K across 6 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $11K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 27832?

1996, with 2 claims and $36K paid.

What county is ZIP 27832 in?

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