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ZIP code 29432, Bamberg 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 22 NFIP claims for ZIP 29432 (Bamberg County, South Carolina), with $732K paid on 18 claims since 1978.

That is 66.7% of the 33 claims recorded across Bamberg County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $41K, lower than the county average of $63K and the South Carolina average of $30K.

FEMA counts 3 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 23 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.5% of residential structures.

22NFIP claims since 1978
18paid claims
$732Ktotal paid
$41Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 29432BambergSouth CarolinaUS
Claims since 1978223349,6222,680,429
Share of claims paid82%82%70%78%
Average paid claim$41K$63K$30K$43K
Share of county claims66.7%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties363,817—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 29432 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s2$8,750
1990s2$23,742
2000s0$0
2010s5$136,292
2020s13$563,478
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
20241111$539,390$49,035
202121$24,088$24,088
201610$0—
201544$136,292$34,073
199910$0—
199811$23,742$23,742
198410$0—
198311$8,750$8,750

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: Bamberg County

Bamberg County has 299 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (3 in the last 12 months), 28 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 12; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 6.

Hail: 68 · Tornado: 26 · Flood: 12 · Wind: 174 · Winter: 13 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 29432?

22 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 18 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 29432?

$732K across 18 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $41K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 29432?

2024, with 11 claims and $539K paid.

What county is ZIP 29432 in?

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