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ZIP code 28422, Brunswick 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 123 NFIP claims for ZIP 28422 (Brunswick County, North Carolina), with $6.5M paid on 105 claims since 1978.

That is 1.2% of the 9,879 claims recorded across Brunswick County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $62K, higher than the county average of $16K and the North Carolina average of $28K.

FEMA counts 18 repetitive-loss properties and 1 severe repetitive-loss property in the ZIP (properties with two or more paid flood claims); their locations are not published.

At county level FEMA counts 18,204 residential flood policies in force, covering 21.5% of residential structures.

123NFIP claims since 1978
105paid claims
$6.5Mtotal paid
$62Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 28422BrunswickNorth CarolinaUS
Claims since 19781239,879109,5932,680,429
Share of claims paid85%61%76%78%
Average paid claim$62K$16K$28K$43K
Share of county claims1.2%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties1883611,713—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 28422 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s1$1,074
1990s10$22,506
2000s8$140,797
2010s56$2,826,496
2020s48$3,535,338
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
20243834$3,255,966$95,764
202311$15,549$15,549
202222$72,518$36,259
202076$191,305$31,884
201910$0—
20185145$2,772,854$61,619
201632$51,246$25,623
201011$2,396$2,396
200586$140,797$23,466
199985$18,276$3,655
199622$4,231$2,115
198711$1,074$1,074

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: Brunswick County

Brunswick County has 565 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (3 in the last 12 months), 35 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 136; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 23.

Hail: 139 · Tornado: 45 · Flood: 136 · Wind: 155 · Winter: 5 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 28422?

123 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 105 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 28422?

$6.5M across 105 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $62K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 28422?

2018, with 51 claims and $2.8M paid.

What county is ZIP 28422 in?

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