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ZIP code 28318, 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.

OpenFEMA lists 7 NFIP claims for ZIP 28318 (Cumberland County, North Carolina), with $124K paid on 5 claims since 1978.

That is 0.8% of the 827 claims recorded across Cumberland County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $25K, lower than the county average of $41K and the North Carolina average of $28K.

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

7NFIP claims since 1978
5paid claims
$124Ktotal paid
$25Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 28318CumberlandNorth CarolinaUS
Claims since 19787827109,5932,680,429
Share of claims paid71%74%76%78%
Average paid claim$25K$41K$28K$43K
Share of county claims0.8%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties06711,713—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 28318 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s0$0
1990s1$1,708
2000s1$28,415
2010s4$55,637
2020s1$38,465
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202411$38,465$38,465
201811$48,400$48,400
201631$7,237$7,237
200811$28,415$28,415
199311$1,708$1,708

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 28318?

7 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 5 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 28318?

$124K across 5 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $25K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 28318?

2016, with 3 claims and $7K paid.

What county is ZIP 28318 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 30 Sep 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.