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Flood history · Fletcher, NC 28732

Flood insurance claims in Fletcher, NC 28732

60 claims since 1980 and $7.4 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

60flood insurance claims since 1980
$7.4 millionpaid to policyholders
$142,301average paid claim
54claims in the last 10 years
38%of claims outside high-risk zones
#190of 744 North Carolina ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 28732 since 1978.

1980: 1 claims1983: 1 claims2004: 1 claims2009: 2 claims2013: 1 claims2018: 3 claims2019: 2 claims2021: 9 claims2024: 40 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

About 38% 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 Helene accounts for 65% of all claims in this ZIP code.

Flooding here is recent: 54 claims (90%) were in the last 10 years.

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

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Hurricane Helene20243965%
Tropical Storm Fred2021915%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)62% · 37
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)38% · 23

NFIP communities

Fletcher, Town OfParticipates in the NFIP
Buncombe County *Participates in the NFIP
Henderson County *Participates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in Henderson County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Tropical Storm HeleneTropical Storm · Major disaster · 2024-09-28
Hurricane HeleneTropical Storm · Emergency · 2024-09-26
Hurricane IanHurricane · Emergency · 2022-10-01
Hurricane IsaiasHurricane · Emergency · 2020-08-02
Hurricane DorianHurricane · Emergency · 2019-09-03
Hurricane FlorenceHurricane · Emergency · 2018-09-10

9 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Henderson 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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