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Flood history · Wallace, NC 28466

Flood insurance claims in Wallace, NC 28466

360 claims since 1980 and $43.1 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

360flood insurance claims since 1980
$43.1 millionpaid to policyholders
$128,251average paid claim
243claims in the last 10 years
68%of claims outside high-risk zones
#59of 744 North Carolina ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 28466 since 1978.

1980: 1 claims1984: 1 claims1988: 1 claims1992: 1 claims1996: 9 claims1998: 1 claims1999: 28 claims2002: 1 claims2006: 30 claims2009: 1 claims2010: 3 claims2016: 40 claims2018: 241 claims2020: 2 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

About 68% of claims here were on properties rated outside high-risk zones (zones X, B or C). A lower-risk zone on the map is not a guarantee.

One event dominates the record: Hurricane Florence accounts for 66% of all claims in this ZIP code.

Flooding here is recent: 243 claims (68%) 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

EventYearClaimsShare
Hurricane Florence201823866%
Hurricane Matthew20164011%
Hurricane Floyd1999278%
Tropical Storm Ernesto2006278%
Hurricane Fran199672%
Hurricane Bertha199621%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)31% · 113
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)67% · 241
Zone not recorded2% · 6

NFIP communities

Duplin County *Participates in the NFIP
Wallace, Town OfParticipates in the NFIP
Pender County*CRS class 7 · up to 15% off
Topsail Beach, Town OfCRS class 6 · up to 20% off

Federal disaster declarations in Duplin 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

17 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Duplin 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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