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ZIP code 30008, Cobb County, Georgia

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 30008, in Cobb County, Georgia, has 47 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 33 of them paid for a total of $496K.

That is 2.3% of the 2,031 claims recorded across Cobb County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $15K, lower than the county average of $44K and the Georgia average of $29K.

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 2,144 residential flood policies in force, covering 1% of residential structures.

47NFIP claims since 1978
33paid claims
$496Ktotal paid
$15Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 30008CobbGeorgiaUS
Claims since 1978472,03124,4792,680,429
Share of claims paid70%76%74%78%
Average paid claim$15K$44K$29K$43K
Share of county claims2.3%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties31322,022—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 30008 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s8$9,456
1990s4$5,335
2000s22$278,144
2010s8$19,146
2020s5$183,641
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202311$1,502$1,502
202132$176,413$88,206
202011$5,726$5,726
201721$4,803$4,803
201410$0—
201310$0—
201210$0—
201122$14,343$7,172
201010$0—
200963$42,509$14,170
20051212$231,059$19,255
200310$0—
200122$3,819$1,909
200011$757$757
199911$2,843$2,843
199610$0—
199310$0—
199011$2,492$2,492
198411$1,183$1,183
198321$1,495$1,495
198243$6,540$2,180
198111$238$238

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: Cobb County

Cobb County has 760 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (6 in the last 12 months), 19 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 53; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 222 · Tornado: 31 · Flood: 53 · Wind: 263 · Winter: 43 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 30008?

47 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 33 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 30008?

$496K across 33 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $15K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 30008?

2005, with 12 claims and $231K paid.

What county is ZIP 30008 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Cobb County, Georgia; 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.