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South from the railroad, Main Street in BoykinsPhoto: Nyttend · Public domain
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Natural hazards in Boykins · FEMA

Storms, floods and disasters in Boykins

Boykins isn’t graded for hazard risk: Boykins has 631 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more.

Flood claims
0
paid since 1978 · $0
Disasters paid out here
3
of 10 declared for Southampton County
By hazard

What Boykins 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

60%of expected building damage
Above average · higher than 74% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once every 1 years in the area

Hurricanes

34%of expected building damage
Well above average · in the top 10% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once every 5 years in the area
Smaller shares here
 Tornadoes Earthquakes Ice storms Hail Strong wind Coastal flooding Wildfire Winter storms Cold waves Heat waves Landslides Lightning
FEMA models no building damage here
AvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic activity
People, not buildings.Counting harm to people as well as buildings, FEMA’s model puts drought at 18% of Boykins’ expected losses. Drought does little damage to buildings (0.0%), so they aren’t part of the grade.

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 Boykins flood? No paid flood claims on record

FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Boykins. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.

of homes in flood zones are insured
of all homes are insured
No community discount

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

Insurance rates: Southampton County.
What’s been done with FEMA grants
7flood-prone properties bought out and cleared
Disasters

3 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Boykins

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

  1. 2011Hurricane Irene$21K to the Town of Boykins for repairs
  2. 2003Hurricane Isabel55 households applied for aid$43K aid approved
  3. 1999Hurricane Floyd Major Disaster Declarations$8K to the Town of Boykins for repairs
Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in BoykinsSouthampton County only

Southampton County has had 10 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 Boykins 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
Forecast and alertsWeather →911, the nearest ERSafety →

Know where neighbors sign up for alerts? Add it to the Handbook so everyone has it.

Questions about natural hazards in Boykins

Is Boykins 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 Southampton County, 28% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 1.7% of all homes do.

How much is flood insurance in Boykins?

FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Boykins’ 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 Boykins?

By FEMA money that reached Boykins, Hurricane Isabel (2003): 55 households applied for aid, $43K approved.

Storm stories

Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Boykins.

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Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Boykins’ 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.