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Natural hazards in Stantonsburg · FEMA

Storms, floods and disasters in Stantonsburg

Stantonsburg isn’t graded for hazard risk: Stantonsburg has 958 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 1 claim here since 1999.

Flood claims
1
paid since 1999 · $35K
Disasters paid out here
5
of 22 declared for Wilson County
By hazard

What Stantonsburg faces

Each hazard’s share of the building damage FEMA expects here, and how its rate compares with the rest of the country.

River and rain flooding

70%of expected building damage
Above average · higher than 72% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once a year in the area

Hurricanes

20%of expected building damage
Well above average · higher than 86% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once every 4 years in the area
Smaller shares here
 Tornadoes Earthquakes Hail Strong wind Ice storms Winter storms Wildfire Lightning Cold waves Heat waves Landslides
FEMA models no building damage here
Coastal floodingAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic activity

Shares are of FEMA’s expected building damage, the measure the grade uses; ranks compare each hazard’s building-damage rate with all 85,154 U.S. census tracts. In FEMA’s terms, river and rain flooding is FEMA’s “Inland Flooding” (rivers and streams overflowing their banks, or rain overwhelming drainage). FEMA defines coastal flooding as high or rising tides and storm surge, so surge damage is counted there. Drought isn’t listed: FEMA counts its losses in crops only.

Flood risk changes street by street. Check a specific address on FEMA’s flood map, and ask about flood insurance before you buy.
Flood insurance claims

Does Stantonsburg flood? Rarely: 1 flood claim since 1999

Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Stantonsburg, from FEMA’s records.

Paid flood claims, by year
1999: 1 claim2000: 0 claims2001: 0 claims2002: 0 claims2003: 0 claims2004: 0 claims2005: 0 claims2006: 0 claims2007: 0 claims2008: 0 claims2009: 0 claims2010: 0 claims2011: 0 claims2012: 0 claims2013: 0 claims2014: 0 claims2015: 0 claims2016: 0 claims2017: 0 claims2018: 0 claims2019: 0 claims2020: 0 claims2021: 0 claims2022: 0 claims2023: 0 claims2024: 0 claims2025: 0 claims2026: 0 claims1999
19992026
Biggest named events
  • Hurricane Floyd1 claim · $35K
1
paid claims since 1999
$35K
paid to owners
0
homes flooded more than once
$35K
average claim
of homes in flood zones are insured
of all homes are insured
No community discount

Stantonsburg isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.

Insurance rates: Wilson County.
What’s been done with FEMA grants
7buildings retrofitted against wind
Disasters

5 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Stantonsburg

Disasters that paid out in Stantonsburg itself (aid to households or repair grants to the Town of Stantonsburg), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.

  1. 2018Hurricane Florence19 households applied for aid$9K aid approved
  2. 2016Hurricane Matthew89 households applied for aid$208K aid approved
  3. 2011Hurricane Irene51 households applied for aid$62K aid approved$119K to the Town of Stantonsburg for repairs
  4. 2003Hurricane Isabel28 households applied for aid$20K aid approved$22K to the Town of Stantonsburg for repairs
  5. 1999Hurricane Floyd Major Disaster Declarations$54K to the Town of Stantonsburg for repairs1 flood claim paid for it, $35K
Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in StantonsburgWilson County only

Wilson County has had 22 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often hurricanes and tropical storms, then winter storms. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.

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Get ready for what Stantonsburg faces

A short kit for the hazards that drive the building damage here, what to check before you buy, and where neighbors get alerts.

When the river rises
  • Turn around at flooded roads: a foot of moving water can carry off a car.
  • Flood insurance usually takes 30 days to start, so buy it before the forecast.
  • Keep papers and medicines up high, in a grab-and-go bag.
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Hurricane season
  • The season runs June through November and peaks from mid-August to mid-October.
  • Bring in porch furniture and anything the wind can throw.
  • Fill the gas tank and charge phones before the storm arrives.
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Before you buy or rent
  • Look up the address on FEMA’s flood map.
  • Ask the seller or landlord whether it has ever flooded, and what flood insurance costs there.
  • Get a flood insurance quote early: policies usually start 30 days after you buy.
When a storm is coming
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Questions about natural hazards in Stantonsburg

Does Stantonsburg flood?

Flood insurance has paid 1 claim in Stantonsburg since 1999, $35K in all. The most claims came from Hurricane Floyd (1).

Is Stantonsburg in a flood zone?

Flood zones are drawn street by street, so the answer depends on the address: look it up on FEMA’s flood map. In Wilson County, 51% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 1.3% of all homes do.

How much is flood insurance in Stantonsburg?

FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Stantonsburg’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.

What was the biggest storm in Stantonsburg?

By FEMA money that reached Stantonsburg, Hurricane Matthew (2016): 89 households applied for aid, $208K approved. By flood claims, Hurricane Floyd: 1 paid, $35K.

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Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Stantonsburg’s residents lived in the 2020 census; OpenFEMA: NFIP redacted claims, multiple-loss properties, community status book and residential penetration rates, housing assistance (owners and renters), public assistance funded projects, hazard mitigation properties and disaster declarations. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. Preparedness tips: Ready.gov. FEMA’s model is an average of expected damage, not a forecast. How hazard risk is graded.