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ZIP code 28441, Sampson 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 28441, in Sampson County, North Carolina, has 29 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 27 of them paid for a total of $1.7M.

That is 19.6% of the 148 claims recorded across Sampson County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $63K, higher than the county average of $47K 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 141 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.5% of residential structures.

29NFIP claims since 1978
27paid claims
$1.7Mtotal paid
$63Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 28441SampsonNorth CarolinaUS
Claims since 197829148109,5932,680,429
Share of claims paid93%89%76%78%
Average paid claim$63K$47K$28K$43K
Share of county claims19.6%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties72411,713—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 28441 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s2$19,282
1990s10$129,674
2000s1$16,592
2010s16$1,527,676
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
201899$950,991$105,666
201677$576,686$82,384
200611$16,592$16,592
199922$68,026$34,013
199622$35,885$17,943
199522$15,259$7,630
199222$10,233$5,116
199121$270$270
198421$19,282$19,282

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: Sampson County

Sampson County has 622 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (10 in the last 12 months), 25 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 58; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 5.

Hail: 137 · Tornado: 23 · Flood: 58 · Wind: 334 · Winter: 39 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 28441?

29 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 27 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 28441?

$1.7M across 27 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $63K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 28441?

2018, with 9 claims and $951K paid.

What county is ZIP 28441 in?

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