Flood Claims Map

Virginia

Flood insurance claims in Highland County, Virginia

FEMA records 6 National Flood Insurance Program claims in Highland County, Virginia, since 1996, with $54,989 paid in total. The year with the most claims was 2003, with 3. As of 3 August 2026, 0.8% of homes here had an NFIP policy, and 13.3% of homes in the high-risk flood zone did.

NFIP claims on record6
Total paid$54,989
Claims with a payment3
Homes with NFIP policy0.8%
High-risk zone homes insured13.3%
Residential policies in force16

Claims by year of loss

1996: 219961997: 019971998: 019981999: 019992000: 020002001: 020012002: 020022003: 320032004: 020042005: 020052006: 020062007: 020072008: 020082009: 020092010: 020102011: 120113

NFIP claims by year of loss, Highland County, Virginia

1996: $019961997: $019971998: $019981999: $019992000: $020002001: $020012002: $020022003: $39,31220032004: $020042005: $020052006: $020062007: $020072008: $020082009: $020092010: $020102011: $15,6772011$39,312

Paid on claims by year of loss (building, contents and increased cost of compliance), Highland County, Virginia

Named flood events with the most claims

Event (FEMA name)Claims
Hurricane Isabel1
Flooding1
Hurricane Fran1

ZIP codes with the most claims

ZIP code (as reported)Claims
244654
244581
244421

4 of the claims were on properties rated in a high-risk flood zone (zones starting A or V). Building $50,516, contents $4,473, increased cost of compliance $0.

Flood insurance take-up

HomesWith NFIP policyShare
High-risk flood zone751013.3%
All homes2,119160.8%

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.