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Flood history · Barboursville, WV 25504

Flood insurance claims in Barboursville, WV 25504

78 claims since 1978 and $1.3 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

78flood insurance claims since 1978
$1.3 millionpaid to policyholders
$19,713average paid claim
19claims in the last 10 years
21%of claims outside high-risk zones
#83of 653 West Virginia ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 25504 since 1978.

1978: 19 claims1979: 2 claims1980: 3 claims1981: 1 claims1982: 2 claims1984: 1 claims1985: 1 claims1990: 1 claims1997: 8 claims2000: 2 claims2003: 2 claims2004: 3 claims2006: 2 claims2009: 2 claims2010: 1 claims2015: 7 claims2016: 2 claims2017: 1 claims2018: 1 claims2021: 11 claims2022: 3 claims2025: 3 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

79% of claims were on properties in high-risk zones and 21% outside them.

Losses are spread across many events; the largest, Not a named storm, accounts for 21% of claims.

19 claims were filed in the last 10 years.

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

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Not a named storm19781621%
Unnamed flooding1997912%
Tropical Storm Ivan200434%
February West Virginia Flooding202523%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)49% · 38
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)13% · 10
Zone not recorded38% · 30

NFIP communities

Cabell County*Participates in the NFIP
Barboursville, Village OfParticipates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in Cabell County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, And MudslidesSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2024-05-22
Severe Storms And FloodingFlood · Major disaster · 2021-05-20
Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And MudslidesMud/Landslide · Major disaster · 2018-04-17
Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And MudslidesFlood · Major disaster · 2015-05-21
Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And MudslidesSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2015-05-14
Severe Winter Storm, Flooding, Landslides, And MudslidesSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2015-03-31

18 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Cabell 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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