Flood Claims Map

North Carolina

Flood insurance claims in Wilson County, North Carolina

FEMA records 498 National Flood Insurance Program claims in Wilson County, North Carolina, since 1978, with $12.6 million paid in total. The year with the most claims was 1999, with 182. As of 3 August 2026, 1.3% of homes here had an NFIP policy, and 50.8% of homes in the high-risk flood zone did.

NFIP claims on record498
Total paid$12.6 million
Claims with a payment417
Homes with NFIP policy1.3%
High-risk zone homes insured50.8%
Residential policies in force427

Claims by year of loss

1978: 219781979: 91980: 01981: 01982: 1319821983: 71984: 61985: 01986: 019861987: 01988: 01989: 11990: 019901991: 11992: 01993: 01994: 019941995: 01996: 71997: 01998: 319981999: 1822000: 02001: 12002: 3920022003: 02004: 192005: 02006: 820062007: 02008: 02009: 22010: 220102011: 22012: 12013: 42014: 2220142015: 22016: 942017: 132018: 1020182019: 22020: 272021: 02022: 020222023: 02024: 122025: 62026: 12026182

NFIP claims by year of loss, Wilson County, North Carolina

1978: $1,12619781979: $10,3461980: $01981: $01982: $11,33619821983: $5431984: $9941985: $01986: $019861987: $01988: $01989: $2,4251990: $019901991: $3101992: $01993: $01994: $019941995: $01996: $36,8121997: $01998: $6,26419981999: $5.1 million2000: $02001: $02002: $514,99120022003: $02004: $232,0682005: $02006: $31,53720062007: $02008: $02009: $9,3422010: $10,00620102011: $5,3372012: $1,5572013: $31,5772014: $269,57820142015: $02016: $3.7 million2017: $283,9782018: $288,87820182019: $9,7612020: $1.1 million2021: $02022: $020222023: $02024: $730,1072025: $187,7762026: $8,9022026$5.1 million

Paid on claims by year of loss (building, contents and increased cost of compliance), Wilson County, North Carolina

Named flood events with the most claims

Event (FEMA name)Claims
Hurricane Floyd172
Hurricane Matthew93
Hurricane Eta22
Mid-spring storms20
Hurricane Florence9
Hurricane Debby9
Hurricane Fran7
Hurricane Bonnie2

ZIP codes with the most claims

ZIP code (as reported)Claims
27893292
27896130
2789430
2788317
2782214
2785113
278951

347 of the claims were on properties rated in a high-risk flood zone (zones starting A or V). Building $9.5 million, contents $3.1 million, increased cost of compliance $0.

Flood insurance take-up

HomesWith NFIP policyShare
High-risk flood zone55328150.8%
All homes32,4584271.3%

FEMA counts residential structures and NFIP residential policies in force as of 3 August 2026. Private flood policies are not counted. A share is shown as n/a where FEMA counts no homes or more policies than homes.

Flood insurance basics. Most standard homeowners policies do not cover flood damage. NFIP policies are sold through insurance agents and through FEMA's FloodSmart site, which also explains waiting periods (usually 30 days before cover starts). Check your property's flood zone on the FEMA Flood Map Service Center.

Sources

  1. FEMA, OpenFEMA FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims (v2 dataset, API v3 NfipClaims), 2,725,989 claim records, retrieved 29 October 2026
  2. FEMA, OpenFEMA NFIP Residential Penetration Rates, as of 3 August 2026

Checked 29 October 2026. Claims are NFIP claims only. Private flood insurance claims and uninsured losses are not included. Recent events can take months to be fully reflected.