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ZIP code 30906, Richmond 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.

OpenFEMA lists 108 NFIP claims for ZIP 30906 (Richmond County, Georgia), with $910K paid on 87 claims since 1978.

That is 18.8% of the 574 claims recorded across Richmond County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $10K, close to the county average of $12K and the Georgia average of $29K.

FEMA counts 7 repetitive-loss properties and 1 severe repetitive-loss property in the ZIP (properties with two or more paid flood claims); their locations are not published.

At county level FEMA counts 672 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.9% of residential structures.

108NFIP claims since 1978
87paid claims
$910Ktotal paid
$10Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 30906RichmondGeorgiaUS
Claims since 197810857424,4792,680,429
Share of claims paid81%76%74%78%
Average paid claim$10K$12K$29K$43K
Share of county claims18.8%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties7432,022—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 30906 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s3$7,186
1990s60$319,710
2000s5$18,838
2010s12$59,583
2020s28$505,156
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202510$0—
2024127$61,339$8,763
2023119$426,247$47,361
202044$17,570$4,393
201611$12,712$12,712
201410$0—
201321$2,195$2,195
201277$44,676$6,382
201110$0—
200411$6,123$6,123
200120$0—
200022$12,715$6,357
199932$7,879$3,939
19981210$68,041$6,804
199611$10,409$10,409
199588$45,314$5,664
199455$22,250$4,450
19921210$24,557$2,456
199132$7,058$3,529
19901614$134,202$9,586
198433$7,186$2,395

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: Richmond County

Richmond County has 442 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (8 in the last 12 months), 15 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 34; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 99 · Tornado: 10 · Flood: 34 · Wind: 270 · Winter: 13 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 30906?

108 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 87 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 30906?

$910K across 87 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $10K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 30906?

1990, with 16 claims and $134K paid.

What county is ZIP 30906 in?

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