Flood history · Fredericksburg, VA 22405
Flood insurance claims in Fredericksburg, VA 22405
52 claims since 1979 and $535,603 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 22405 since 1978.
What the record says
73% of claims were on properties in high-risk zones and 27% outside them.
Losses are spread across many events; the largest, Hurricane Fran, accounts for 19% of claims.
9 claims were filed in the last 10 years.
The most commonly recorded cause is rivers, streams or lakes overflowing.
Stafford County * takes part in FEMA's Community Rating System (class 6), which can lower flood insurance premiums by up to 20% in high-risk zones.
Biggest flood events
| Event | Year | Claims | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Fran | 1996 | 10 | 19% |
| November 2009 Nor'easter | 2009 | 1 | 2% |
| Mid-spring storms | 2014 | 1 | 2% |
| Hurricane Isabel | 2003 | 1 | 2% |
| Hurricane Eta | 2020 | 1 | 2% |
| Unnamed flooding | 1985 | 1 | 2% |
Flood zone at time of claim
NFIP communities
Federal disaster declarations in Stafford County
Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.
7 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Stafford 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.