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Flood history · Lumberton, NC 28358

Flood insurance claims in Lumberton, NC 28358

870 claims since 1978 and $33.2 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

870flood insurance claims since 1978
$33.2 millionpaid to policyholders
$44,684average paid claim
513claims in the last 10 years
20%of claims outside high-risk zones
#29of 744 North Carolina ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 28358 since 1978.

1978: 1 claims1979: 7 claims1981: 1 claims1983: 3 claims1984: 4 claims1985: 2 claims1987: 3 claims1989: 2 claims1993: 5 claims1995: 1 claims1996: 3 claims1997: 2 claims1998: 8 claims1999: 52 claims2003: 2 claims2004: 13 claims2006: 1 claims2008: 2 claims2010: 1 claims2013: 2 claims2014: 1 claims2015: 1 claims2016: 240 claims2017: 2 claims2018: 464 claims2020: 20 claims2021: 1 claims2024: 26 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

80% of claims were on properties in high-risk zones and 20% outside them.

One event dominates the record: Hurricane Florence accounts for 52% of all claims in this ZIP code.

Flooding here is recent: 513 claims (59%) were in the last 10 years.

The most commonly recorded cause is rivers, streams or lakes overflowing.

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Hurricane Florence201845552%
Hurricane Matthew201623827%
Hurricane Floyd1999435%
Hurricane Debby2024253%
Hurricane Eta2020172%
Hurricane Michael201851%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)66% · 576
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)17% · 147
Zone not recorded17% · 147

NFIP communities

Lumberton, City OfParticipates in the NFIP
Robeson County *Participates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in Robeson County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Hurricane HeleneTropical Storm · Emergency · 2024-09-26
Tropical Storm DebbyTropical Storm · Emergency · 2024-08-06
Hurricane IanHurricane · Emergency · 2022-10-01
Tropical Storm EtaSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2021-03-03
Hurricane IsaiasHurricane · Emergency · 2020-08-02
Hurricane DorianHurricane · Major disaster · 2019-10-04

15 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Robeson County since 2000.

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Sources: FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims (v3) and Disaster Declarations Summaries, FEMA NFIP Community Status Book; place names from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Data as of 2026-10-09. Payments are net building + contents payments in dollars at the time paid, not adjusted for inflation. Claims are grouped by the ZIP code reported on the claim. This product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA. Information only; not an official flood zone determination or insurance advice.

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