Flood history · Burgaw, NC 28425
Flood insurance claims in Burgaw, NC 28425
575 claims since 1984 and $41.2 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.
Claims by year
Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 28425 since 1978.
What the record says
89% of claims were on properties in high-risk zones and 11% outside them.
One event dominates the record: Hurricane Florence accounts for 45% of all claims in this ZIP code.
Flooding here is recent: 269 claims (47%) were in the last 10 years.
The most commonly recorded cause is rivers, streams or lakes overflowing.
Pender County* takes part in FEMA's Community Rating System (class 7), which can lower flood insurance premiums by up to 15% in high-risk zones.
Biggest flood events
| Event | Year | Claims | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Florence | 2018 | 258 | 45% |
| Hurricane Floyd | 1999 | 140 | 24% |
| Hurricane Matthew | 2016 | 49 | 9% |
| Hurricane Fran | 1996 | 42 | 7% |
| Tropical Storm Ernesto | 2006 | 20 | 3% |
| Hurricane Bonnie | 1998 | 6 | 1% |
Flood zone at time of claim
NFIP communities
Federal disaster declarations in Pender County
Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.
20 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Pender 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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