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Flood history · Bluefield, VA 24605

Flood insurance claims in Bluefield, VA 24605

131 claims since 1978 and $1.2 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

131flood insurance claims since 1978
$1.2 millionpaid to policyholders
$10,432average paid claim
19claims in the last 10 years
36%of claims outside high-risk zones
#67of 741 Virginia ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 24605 since 1978.

1978: 6 claims1980: 23 claims1981: 1 claims1982: 1 claims1984: 4 claims1987: 2 claims1989: 1 claims1992: 1 claims1993: 1 claims1994: 2 claims1995: 1 claims1996: 2 claims2001: 24 claims2002: 4 claims2003: 20 claims2004: 10 claims2010: 3 claims2011: 1 claims2012: 3 claims2013: 1 claims2015: 1 claims2021: 1 claims2022: 1 claims2023: 3 claims2024: 12 claims2025: 2 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

About 36% 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.

19 claims were filed in the last 10 years.

The most commonly recorded cause is heavy rain or snowmelt collecting faster than it drains, which can happen far from any river or coast.

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Hurricane Helene2024118%
Unnamed flooding198454%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)61% · 80
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)34% · 45
Zone not recorded5% · 6

NFIP communities

Bluefield, Town OfParticipates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in Tazewell County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Severe Winter Storms And FloodingSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2025-04-04
Tropical Storm HeleneTropical Storm · Major disaster · 2024-10-01
Post-Tropical Cyclone HeleneTropical Storm · Emergency · 2024-09-29
Flooding And MudslidesSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2022-09-30
Hurricane FlorenceHurricane · Emergency · 2018-09-11
Hurricane SandyHurricane · Emergency · 2012-10-29

15 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Tazewell 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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