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ZIP code 28304, Cumberland 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 28304, in Cumberland County, North Carolina, has 108 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 85 of them paid for a total of $3.8M.

That is 13.1% of the 827 claims recorded across Cumberland County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $45K, close to the county average of $41K and the North Carolina average of $28K.

FEMA counts 7 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 1,440 residential flood policies in force, covering 1.2% of residential structures.

108NFIP claims since 1978
85paid claims
$3.8Mtotal paid
$45Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 28304CumberlandNorth CarolinaUS
Claims since 1978108827109,5932,680,429
Share of claims paid79%74%76%78%
Average paid claim$45K$41K$28K$43K
Share of county claims13.1%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties76711,713—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 28304 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s4$6,310
1990s7$52,210
2000s3$1,956
2010s88$3,729,017
2020s6$15,908
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202420$0—
202311$10,534$10,534
202121$5,374$5,374
202010$0—
201911$998$998
20182521$424,664$20,222
201731$32,650$32,650
20165448$3,232,716$67,348
201510$0—
201432$23,906$11,953
201211$14,083$14,083
200911$1,074$1,074
200811$882$882
200310$0—
199922$8,802$4,401
199631$43,080$43,080
199511$328$328
199410$0—
198722$5,560$2,780
198421$750$750

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: Cumberland County

Cumberland County has 679 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (17 in the last 12 months), 23 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 84; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 4.

Hail: 146 · Tornado: 23 · Flood: 84 · Wind: 337 · Winter: 43 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 28304?

108 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 85 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 28304?

$3.8M across 85 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $45K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 28304?

2016, with 54 claims and $3.2M paid.

What county is ZIP 28304 in?

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