Flood history · West Virginia
Flood insurance claims in West Virginia
26,700 claims and $367.0 million paid since 1978. Find your ZIP code.
26,700claims since 1978
$367.0 millionpaid to policyholders
115ZIP codes with 50+ claims
Claims by year
Biggest flood events
| Event (top events per ZIP) | Year | Claims |
|---|---|---|
| Unnamed flooding | 1978 | 6,660 |
| Tropical Storm Ivan | 2004 | 1,951 |
| Summer severe storms | 2016 | 995 |
| Not a named storm | 1978 | 791 |
| Hurricane Fran | 1996 | 555 |
| Storm | 2009 | 281 |
| February West Virginia Flooding | 2025 | 256 |
| April 2007 Nor'easter | 2007 | 256 |
West Virginia ZIP codes by flood claims
ZIP codes with at least 50 claims. Select one for its full history.
| ZIP | Place | County | Claims | Paid | Last 10 yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26003 | Wheeling | Ohio | 3,002 | $30.7 million | 142 |
| 25601 | Logan | Logan | 769 | $13.0 million | 37 |
| 25661 | Williamson | Mingo | 722 | $15.6 million | 68 |
| 24954 | Marlinton | Pocahontas | 598 | $13.5 million | 2 |
| 25637 | Mount Gay | Logan | 487 | $9.1 million | 26 |
| 26301 | Clarksburg | Harrison | 451 | $3.2 million | 15 |
| 26241 | Elkins | Randolph | 436 | $4.0 million | 18 |
| 26070 | Wellsburg | Brooke | 414 | $4.6 million | 30 |
| 26101 | Parkersburg | Wood | 410 | $6.8 million | 20 |
| 26201 | Buckhannon | Upshur | 392 | $2.8 million | 37 |
| 24801 | Welch | McDowell | 344 | $4.2 million | 37 |
| 26155 | New Martinsville | Wetzel | 337 | $4.1 million | 16 |
| 26351 | Glenville | Gilmer | 336 | $4.4 million | 2 |
| 25701 | Huntington | Cabell | 317 | $5.7 million | 106 |
| 26287 | Parsons | Tucker | 312 | $6.1 million | 2 |
| 26416 | Philippi | Barbour | 289 | $2.8 million | 3 |
| 25045 | Clendenin | Kanawha | 287 | $13.2 million | 5 |
| 26452 | Weston | Lewis | 276 | $2.3 million | 41 |
| 24910 | Alderson | Greenbrier | 275 | $5.4 million | 8 |
| 25071 | Elkview | Kanawha | 273 | $8.0 million | 6 |
| 25541 | Milton | Cabell | 269 | $3.4 million | 20 |
| 24970 | Ronceverte | Greenbrier | 245 | $8.9 million | 0 |
| 26062 | Weirton | Hancock | 242 | $2.7 million | 9 |
| 26041 | Moundsville | Marshall | 218 | $1.4 million | 7 |
| 25312 | Charleston | Kanawha | 205 | $1.8 million | 16 |
| 25177 | Saint Albans | Kanawha | 200 | $2.2 million | 32 |
| 25313 | Charleston | Kanawha | 197 | $2.3 million | 13 |
| 25320 | Charleston | Kanawha | 194 | $4.0 million | 16 |
| 25670 | Delbarton | Mingo | 189 | $2.2 million | 22 |
| 25962 | Rainelle | Greenbrier | 189 | $4.3 million | 1 |
| 25882 | Mullens | Wyoming | 189 | $4.9 million | 10 |
| 26505 | Morgantown | Monongalia | 189 | $1.5 million | 21 |
| 26147 | Grantsville | Calhoun | 175 | $1.1 million | 1 |
| 26554 | Fairmont | Marion | 173 | $3.5 million | 11 |
| 25302 | Charleston | Kanawha | 172 | $1.4 million | 16 |
| 26836 | Moorefield | Hardy | 169 | $3.3 million | 0 |
| 25678 | Matewan | Mingo | 162 | $2.5 million | 4 |
| 25306 | Charleston | Kanawha | 154 | $1.4 million | 43 |
| 26726 | Keyser | Mineral | 152 | $1.7 million | 5 |
| 26261 | Richwood | Nicholas | 150 | $6.7 million | 0 |
| 25674 | Kermit | Mingo | 141 | $1.4 million | 15 |
| 26104 | Parkersburg | Wood | 139 | $1.9 million | 9 |
| 25951 | Hinton | Summers | 138 | $2.5 million | 1 |
| 26847 | Petersburg | Grant | 136 | $2.7 million | 1 |
| 25130 | Madison | Boone | 136 | $1.3 million | 4 |
| 25560 | Scott Depot | Putnam | 134 | $1.8 million | 37 |
| 24986 | White Sulphur Springs | Greenbrier | 126 | $3.8 million | 3 |
| 25401 | Martinsburg | Berkeley | 124 | $2.1 million | 12 |
| 24701 | Bluefield | Mercer | 122 | $1.2 million | 10 |
| 25653 | Wilkinson | Logan | 122 | $1.7 million | 1 |
| 24874 | Pineville | Wyoming | 121 | $1.3 million | 2 |
| 26059 | Triadelphia | Ohio | 120 | $2.2 million | 40 |
| 26288 | Webster Springs | Webster | 120 | $845,334 | 2 |
| 24740 | Princeton | Mercer | 120 | $1.9 million | 10 |
| 25053 | Danville | Boone | 120 | $1.2 million | 5 |
| 26105 | Vienna | Wood | 116 | $873,607 | 7 |
| 25508 | Chapmanville | Logan | 113 | $939,465 | 2 |
| 26047 | New Cumberland | Hancock | 109 | $1.6 million | 7 |
| 25422 | Great Cacapon | Morgan | 108 | $1.8 million | 1 |
| 25419 | Falling Waters | Berkeley | 105 | $1.5 million | 7 |
| 25646 | Stollings | Logan | 102 | $1.9 million | 9 |
| 25387 | Charleston | Kanawha | 98 | $417,188 | 11 |
| 26031 | Benwood | Marshall | 97 | $950,417 | 6 |
| 26763 | Springfield | Hampshire | 97 | $1.9 million | 2 |
| 24853 | Kimball | McDowell | 94 | $1.4 million | 4 |
| 25271 | Ripley | Jackson | 93 | $1.0 million | 8 |
| 25649 | Verdunville | Logan | 90 | $1.4 million | 2 |
| 26582 | Mannington | Marion | 90 | $1.6 million | 40 |
| 26385 | Lost Creek | Harrison | 88 | $683,226 | 1 |
| 25064 | Dunbar | Kanawha | 87 | $527,039 | 16 |
| 24870 | Oceana | Wyoming | 86 | $938,238 | 9 |
| 25248 | Kenna | Jackson | 85 | $1.1 million | 0 |
| 25411 | Berkeley Springs | Morgan | 85 | $1.3 million | 10 |
| 25309 | South Charleston | Kanawha | 85 | $2.4 million | 16 |
| 25625 | Holden | Logan | 84 | $984,368 | 4 |
| 26038 | Glen Dale | Marshall | 83 | $700,986 | 10 |
| 24868 | Northfork | McDowell | 83 | $420,703 | 1 |
| 25521 | Griffithsville | Lincoln | 82 | $1.2 million | 3 |
| 24857 | Lynco | Wyoming | 81 | $647,587 | 8 |
| 25276 | Spencer | Roane | 79 | $1.2 million | 7 |
| 24813 | Bartley | McDowell | 78 | $416,469 | 3 |
| 25570 | Wayne | Wayne | 78 | $578,490 | 6 |
| 25504 | Barboursville | Cabell | 78 | $1.3 million | 19 |
| 25704 | Huntington | Cabell | 77 | $324,251 | 3 |
| 24860 | Matheny | Wyoming | 77 | $778,550 | 4 |
| 25311 | Charleston | Kanawha | 76 | $1.5 million | 7 |
| 25621 | Gilbert | Mingo | 75 | $3.3 million | 1 |
| 25523 | Hamlin | Lincoln | 75 | $1.2 million | 0 |
| 25801 | Beckley | Raleigh | 74 | $604,623 | 2 |
| 25526 | Hurricane | Putnam | 72 | $857,609 | 6 |
| 25647 | Switzer | Logan | 72 | $466,906 | 6 |
| 24844 | Iaeger | McDowell | 71 | $823,406 | 7 |
| 26187 | Williamstown | Wood | 68 | $964,057 | 4 |
| 25511 | Dunlow | Wayne | 66 | $816,022 | 5 |
| 26250 | Belington | Barbour | 65 | $622,623 | 1 |
| 25015 | Belle | Kanawha | 65 | $506,076 | 13 |
| 25880 | Mount Hope | Fayette | 65 | $425,880 | 3 |
| 26040 | Mcmechen | Marshall | 64 | $584,780 | 33 |
| 24892 | War | McDowell | 62 | $131,004 | 2 |
| 24839 | Hanover | Wyoming | 61 | $1.2 million | 2 |
| 25535 | Lavalette | Wayne | 61 | $632,820 | 6 |
| 26419 | Pine Grove | Wetzel | 60 | $890,064 | 6 |
| 24981 | Talcott | Summers | 57 | $976,290 | 0 |
| 26143 | Elizabeth | Wirt | 57 | $501,958 | 1 |
| 25314 | Charleston | Kanawha | 54 | $990,975 | 7 |
| 25520 | Glenwood | Mason | 54 | $715,657 | 3 |
| 24818 | Brenton | Wyoming | 54 | $1.1 million | 0 |
| 26431 | Shinnston | Harrison | 53 | $269,072 | 3 |
| 25676 | Lenore | Mingo | 53 | $682,160 | 7 |
| 25202 | Tornado | Kanawha | 53 | $550,253 | 7 |
| 25667 | Chattaroy | Mingo | 52 | $663,547 | 4 |
| 25427 | Hedgesville | Berkeley | 52 | $665,910 | 5 |
| 25871 | Mabscott | Raleigh | 51 | $1.2 million | 0 |
| 26330 | Bridgeport | Harrison | 50 | $707,164 | 13 |
| 25143 | Nitro | Kanawha | 50 | $215,815 | 2 |
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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.