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ZIP code 30040, Forsyth 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 30040, in Forsyth County, Georgia, has 19 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 10 of them paid for a total of $67K.

That is 28.8% of the 66 claims recorded across Forsyth County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $7K, lower than the county average of $27K and the Georgia average of $29K.

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 226 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.3% of residential structures.

19NFIP claims since 1978
10paid claims
$67Ktotal paid
$7Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 30040ForsythGeorgiaUS
Claims since 1978196624,4792,680,429
Share of claims paid53%52%74%78%
Average paid claim$7K$27K$29K$43K
Share of county claims28.8%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties252,022—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 30040 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s0$0
1990s0$0
2000s5$3,158
2010s10$31,397
2020s4$32,282
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202310$0—
202032$32,282$16,141
201822$19,941$9,971
201611$2,635$2,635
201532$3,202$1,601
201410$0—
201331$5,619$5,619
200952$3,158$1,579

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: Forsyth County

Forsyth County has 497 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (5 in the last 12 months), 17 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 33; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 109 · Tornado: 10 · Flood: 33 · Wind: 170 · Winter: 47 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 30040?

19 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 10 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 30040?

$67K across 10 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $7K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 30040?

2009, with 5 claims and $3K paid.

What county is ZIP 30040 in?

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