Flood Claims Map

West Virginia

Flood insurance claims in Mercer County, West Virginia

FEMA records 437 National Flood Insurance Program claims in Mercer County, West Virginia, since 1978, with $5.2 million paid in total. The year with the most claims was 2001, with 82. As of 3 August 2026, 0.8% of homes here had an NFIP policy, and 12.6% of homes in the high-risk flood zone did.

NFIP claims on record437
Total paid$5.2 million
Claims with a payment356
Homes with NFIP policy0.8%
High-risk zone homes insured12.6%
Residential policies in force187

Claims by year of loss

1978: 1719781979: 131980: 61981: 11982: 419821983: 01984: 61985: 21986: 019861987: 71988: 01989: 11990: 019901991: 01992: 31993: 21994: 219941995: 391996: 491997: 11998: 119981999: 12000: 12001: 822002: 5620022003: 552004: 192005: 02006: 020062007: 02008: 12009: 52010: 2620102011: 12012: 12013: 12014: 020142015: 02016: 12017: 12018: 320182019: 12020: 32021: 02022: 020222023: 32024: 22025: 192026: 1202682

NFIP claims by year of loss, Mercer County, West Virginia

1978: $30,30019781979: $18,9111980: $33,6241981: $01982: $5,18019821983: $01984: $4,5711985: $26,8311986: $019861987: $31,1171988: $01989: $01990: $019901991: $01992: $18,3571993: $01994: $14,31819941995: $1.0 million1996: $431,6691997: $01998: $1,58119981999: $4,8612000: $02001: $704,7342002: $264,50320022003: $492,2592004: $184,0002005: $02006: $020062007: $02008: $11,7212009: $10,6472010: $483,71520102011: $02012: $4,3992013: $3182014: $020142015: $02016: $02017: $2,0122018: $68720182019: $02020: $6,9292021: $02022: $020222023: $10,6912024: $02025: $1.4 million2026: $02026$1.4 million

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

Named flood events with the most claims

Event (FEMA name)Claims
Flooding24
February West Virginia Flooding18
Storm3
Hurricane Helene2
Heavy rains1
Tropical Storm Ivan1

ZIP codes with the most claims

ZIP code (as reported)Claims
24701121
24740120
2473636
2474736
2473935
2473231
2592215
247159
247379
247338

228 of the claims were on properties rated in a high-risk flood zone (zones starting A or V). Building $4.0 million, contents $1.3 million, increased cost of compliance $18,500.

Flood insurance take-up

HomesWith NFIP policyShare
High-risk flood zone1,34417012.6%
All homes22,9511870.8%

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.