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ZIP code 28532, Craven 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 639 NFIP claims for ZIP 28532 (Craven County, North Carolina), with $15M paid on 546 claims since 1978.

That is 10.4% of the 6,126 claims recorded across Craven County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $27K, lower than the county average of $45K and the North Carolina average of $28K.

FEMA counts 115 repetitive-loss properties and 12 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 5,154 residential flood policies in force, covering 11.7% of residential structures.

639NFIP claims since 1978
546paid claims
$15Mtotal paid
$27Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 28532CravenNorth CarolinaUS
Claims since 19786396,126109,5932,680,429
Share of claims paid85%86%76%78%
Average paid claim$27K$45K$28K$43K
Share of county claims10.4%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties11590411,713—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 28532 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s2$1,002
1990s71$302,886
2000s149$2,228,171
2010s414$11,973,674
2020s3$29,464
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202411$21,489$21,489
202110$0—
202011$7,975$7,975
201997$81,657$11,665
2018246226$8,262,106$36,558
201631$1,804$1,804
201520$0—
201210$0—
2011150129$3,517,394$27,267
201032$110,712$55,356
20091313$236,574$18,198
200820$0—
200621$29,280$29,280
20052922$224,680$10,213
20039888$1,705,672$19,383
200233$29,247$9,749
200022$2,719$1,359
19995643$264,672$6,155
199864$27,927$6,982
199662$10,286$5,143
199510$0—
199210$0—
199010$0—
198311$1,002$1,002
198210$0—

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: Craven County

Craven County has 633 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (9 in the last 12 months), 32 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 37; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 21.

Hail: 191 · Tornado: 39 · Flood: 37 · Wind: 292 · Winter: 27 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 28532?

639 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 546 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 28532?

$15M across 546 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $27K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 28532?

2018, with 246 claims and $8.3M paid.

What county is ZIP 28532 in?

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