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ZIP code 29575, Horry 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 995 NFIP claims for ZIP 29575 (Horry County, South Carolina), with $16M paid on 691 claims since 1978.

That is 7.9% of the 12,525 claims recorded across Horry County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $23K, lower than the county average of $38K and the South Carolina average of $30K.

FEMA counts 54 repetitive-loss properties and 10 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 20,388 residential flood policies in force, covering 14.6% of residential structures.

995NFIP claims since 1978
691paid claims
$16Mtotal paid
$23Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 29575HorrySouth CarolinaUS
Claims since 197899512,52549,6222,680,429
Share of claims paid69%70%70%78%
Average paid claim$23K$38K$30K$43K
Share of county claims7.9%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties541,0653,817—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 29575 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s5$3,350
1980s309$8,877,728
1990s293$2,379,704
2000s66$360,816
2010s238$3,169,580
2020s84$1,361,099
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202622$16,270$8,135
202510$0—
202440$0—
202386$93,280$15,547
20226350$1,212,674$24,253
202130$0—
202032$38,874$19,437
2019148$85,409$10,676
20181913$131,168$10,090
201610868$1,342,817$19,747
20157862$1,448,001$23,355
201411$36,834$36,834
201332$3,870$1,935
201210$0—
201110$0—
2010138$121,480$15,185
200911$2,539$2,539
200810$0—
200730$0—
200531$3,634$3,634
200463$15,014$5,005
200310$0—
200220$0—
20013935$286,705$8,192
2000109$52,925$5,881
1999181107$1,945,527$18,182
19982814$149,296$10,664
199730$0—
19966621$210,923$10,044
199532$2,490$1,245
199453$57,722$19,241
199322$6,885$3,443
199232$4,296$2,148
199021$2,565$2,565
1989256226$8,613,320$38,112
19872522$171,180$7,781
1986129$52,830$5,870
198522$2,458$1,229
1983127$37,940$5,420
198120$0—
197952$3,350$1,675

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: Horry County

Horry County has 1,059 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (21 in the last 12 months), 34 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 139; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 13.

Hail: 347 · Tornado: 60 · Flood: 139 · Wind: 412 · Winter: 6 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 29575?

995 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 691 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 29575?

$16M across 691 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $23K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 29575?

1989, with 256 claims and $8.6M paid.

What county is ZIP 29575 in?

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