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ZIP code 29115, Orangeburg 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 39 NFIP claims for ZIP 29115 (Orangeburg County, South Carolina), with $1.4M paid on 29 claims since 1978.

That is 32% of the 122 claims recorded across Orangeburg County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $49K, higher than the county average of $38K and the South Carolina average of $30K.

FEMA counts 2 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 187 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.5% of residential structures.

39NFIP claims since 1978
29paid claims
$1.4Mtotal paid
$49Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 29115OrangeburgSouth CarolinaUS
Claims since 19783912249,6222,680,429
Share of claims paid74%75%70%78%
Average paid claim$49K$38K$30K$43K
Share of county claims32.0%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties2143,817—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 29115 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s4$6,249
1980s1$0
1990s0$0
2000s4$43,974
2010s16$231,169
2020s14$1,134,503
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
2024108$1,087,942$135,993
202322$16,460$8,230
202211$24,175$24,175
202111$5,926$5,926
201830$0—
201632$10,434$5,217
201576$100,705$16,784
201422$118,104$59,052
201311$1,927$1,927
200411$36,731$36,731
200332$7,242$3,621
198910$0—
197943$6,249$2,083

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: Orangeburg County

Orangeburg County has 956 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (6 in the last 12 months), 31 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 77; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 5.

Hail: 207 · Tornado: 75 · Flood: 77 · Wind: 554 · Winter: 15 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 29115?

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

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 29115?

$1.4M across 29 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $49K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 29115?

2024, with 10 claims and $1.1M paid.

What county is ZIP 29115 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Orangeburg 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 30 Sep 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.