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ZIP code 28560, 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.

ZIP code 28560, in Craven County, North Carolina, has 3,204 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 2,726 of them paid for a total of $130M.

That is 52.3% of the 6,126 claims recorded across Craven County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $48K, close to the county average of $45K and the North Carolina average of $28K.

FEMA counts 456 repetitive-loss properties and 35 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.

3,204NFIP claims since 1978
2,726paid claims
$130Mtotal paid
$48Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 28560CravenNorth CarolinaUS
Claims since 19783,2046,126109,5932,680,429
Share of claims paid85%86%76%78%
Average paid claim$48K$45K$28K$43K
Share of county claims52.3%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties45690411,713—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 28560 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s2$0
1980s52$73,645
1990s743$5,114,928
2000s171$1,129,554
2010s2,222$124,050,938
2020s14$94,814
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202511$18,681$18,681
202463$68,706$22,902
202330$0—
202222$7,427$3,713
202020$0—
201931$28,000$28,000
20181,4781,416$114,499,430$80,861
2016148$39,356$4,919
201552$8,950$4,475
201420$0—
201231$6,697$6,697
2011627520$8,675,512$16,684
20109074$792,994$10,716
200687$56,662$8,095
20056756$586,739$10,477
200432$4,037$2,019
20039075$456,465$6,086
200222$25,651$12,825
200010$0—
1999278189$1,453,629$7,691
1998427$14,265$2,038
1996409330$3,632,706$11,008
199520$0—
199430$0—
199342$10,385$5,193
199220$0—
199131$3,943$3,943
198821$1,996$1,996
198710$0—
198641$1,910$1,910
19832013$28,668$2,205
1982199$38,423$4,269
198163$2,648$883
197920$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 28560?

3,204 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 2,726 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 28560?

$130M across 2,726 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $48K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 28560?

2018, with 1,478 claims and $114M paid.

What county is ZIP 28560 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 1 Oct 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.