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ZIP code 29036, Lexington County, South 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 36 NFIP claims for ZIP 29036 (Lexington County, South Carolina), with $160K paid on 16 claims since 1978.

That is 5.2% of the 693 claims recorded across Lexington County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $10K, lower than the county average of $30K and the South Carolina average of $30K.

FEMA counts 1 repetitive-loss property 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 1,311 residential flood policies in force, covering 1.2% of residential structures.

36NFIP claims since 1978
16paid claims
$160Ktotal paid
$10Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 29036LexingtonSouth CarolinaUS
Claims since 19783669349,6222,680,429
Share of claims paid44%67%70%78%
Average paid claim$10K$30K$30K$43K
Share of county claims5.2%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties1273,817—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 29036 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s0$0
1990s4$1,496
2000s7$13,816
2010s12$102,900
2020s13$41,757
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202610$0—
202510$0—
202451$1,403$1,403
202111$3,254$3,254
202053$37,100$12,367
201821$18,730$18,730
201710$0—
201621$6,697$6,697
201565$64,513$12,903
201311$12,960$12,960
200711$10,294$10,294
200611$3,522$3,522
200330$0—
200210$0—
200110$0—
199910$0—
199811$1,496$1,496
199710$0—
199610$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: Lexington County

Lexington County has 1,352 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (27 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: 92; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 2.

Hail: 303 · Tornado: 49 · Flood: 92 · Wind: 834 · Winter: 28 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 29036?

36 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 16 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 29036?

$160K across 16 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $10K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 29036?

2015, with 6 claims and $65K paid.

What county is ZIP 29036 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Lexington County, South 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.