Flood Claims Map

Virginia

Flood insurance claims in Newport News city, Virginia

FEMA records 1,065 National Flood Insurance Program claims in Newport News city, Virginia, since 1978, with $23.9 million paid in total. The year with the most claims was 2012, with 186. As of 3 August 2026, 2.7% of homes here had an NFIP policy.

NFIP claims on record1,065
Total paid$23.9 million
Claims with a payment804
Homes with NFIP policy2.7%
High-risk zone homes insuredn/a
Residential policies in force1,418

Claims by year of loss

1978: 619781979: 131980: 21981: 61982: 1019821983: 01984: 11985: 31986: 019861987: 11988: 21989: 21990: 319901991: 01992: 41993: 01994: 019941995: 01996: 11997: 31998: 2319981999: 1462000: 62001: 22002: 420022003: 1682004: 102005: 42006: 6320062007: 02008: 02009: 1172010: 2420102011: 702012: 1862013: 12014: 7320142015: 42016: 602017: 22018: 1120182019: 12020: 162021: 42022: 220222023: 42024: 22025: 32026: 22026186

NFIP claims by year of loss, Newport News city, Virginia

1978: $5,23419781979: $26,2271980: $5,0591981: $21,2101982: $94,78719821983: $01984: $01985: $9411986: $019861987: $25,5001988: $01989: $01990: $019901991: $01992: $10,9681993: $01994: $019941995: $01996: $01997: $1,6151998: $61,45019981999: $1.0 million2000: $3,0872001: $02002: $020022003: $2.5 million2004: $81,7312005: $14,2622006: $2.1 million20062007: $02008: $02009: $3.2 million2010: $126,39420102011: $1.2 million2012: $5.9 million2013: $02014: $3.5 million20142015: $60,4862016: $3.6 million2017: $02018: $214,95220182019: $02020: $123,8842021: $29,8582022: $18,50520222023: $02024: $02025: $78,7162026: $02026$5.9 million

Paid on claims by year of loss (building, contents and increased cost of compliance), Newport News city, Virginia

Named flood events with the most claims

Event (FEMA name)Claims
Hurricane Isabel150
Hurricane Floyd142
November 2009 Nor'easter110
Hurricane Irene58
Hurricane Matthew57
Tropical Storm Ernesto47
Flooding24
Hurricane Eta10

ZIP codes with the most claims

ZIP code (as reported)Claims
23605433
23607259
23608165
2360176
2360271
2360631
2360311
236648
236694
236093

702 of the claims were on properties rated in a high-risk flood zone (zones starting A or V). Building $22.1 million, contents $1.7 million, increased cost of compliance $135,000.

Flood insurance take-up

HomesWith NFIP policyShare
High-risk flood zone0501n/a
All homes51,6471,4182.7%

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.