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ZIP code 28562, 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 28562, in Craven County, North Carolina, has 2,014 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 1,794 of them paid for a total of $88M.

That is 32.9% of the 6,126 claims recorded across Craven County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $49K, close to the county average of $45K and the North Carolina average of $28K.

FEMA counts 310 repetitive-loss properties and 21 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.

2,014NFIP claims since 1978
1,794paid claims
$88Mtotal paid
$49Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 28562CravenNorth CarolinaUS
Claims since 19782,0146,126109,5932,680,429
Share of claims paid89%86%76%78%
Average paid claim$49K$45K$28K$43K
Share of county claims32.9%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties31090411,713—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 28562 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s1$0
1980s23$48,110
1990s492$3,636,960
2000s94$597,724
2010s1,396$83,423,660
2020s8$12,105
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202610$0—
202411$11,367$11,367
202320$0—
202241$738$738
201921$198$198
2018932885$76,269,717$86,180
201710$0—
20161210$124,305$12,430
201586$45,180$7,530
201252$9,537$4,769
2011360330$5,925,023$17,955
20107667$1,049,701$15,667
200911$1,879$1,879
200710$0—
200697$38,958$5,565
20054739$413,981$10,615
200411$19,715$19,715
20032821$122,889$5,852
200220$0—
200120$0—
200031$302$302
1999179126$1,077,167$8,549
199843$4,490$1,497
199711$5,772$5,772
1996300265$2,537,019$9,574
199421$526$526
199332$2,739$1,370
199210$0—
199122$9,247$4,624
198510$0—
19831414$25,474$1,820
198276$22,241$3,707
198111$395$395
197910$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 28562?

2,014 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 1,794 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 28562?

$88M across 1,794 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $49K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 28562?

2018, with 932 claims and $76M paid.

What county is ZIP 28562 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.