ZIP codes at the highest natural hazard risk in North Carolina

The 25 ZIP codes in North Carolina with the highest FEMA risk percentile, and the 25 with the lowest, out of 693 with a published figure and at least 1,000 residents.

Highest FEMA risk percentile

	ZIP	Place	Fema risk percentile	Population
1	27920	Buxton, NC	99.8	1,451
2	27959	Nags Head, NC	99.7	3,172
3	27824	Engelhard, NC	99.7	1,093
4	27925	Columbia, NC	99.7	3,206
5	27826	Fairfield, NC	99.4	1,039
6	28512	Atlantic Beach, NC	98.8	3,452
7	27949	Kitty Hawk, NC	98.2	8,094
8	28594	Emerald Isle, NC	98.1	3,915
9	28573	Pollocksville, NC	98.1	1,808
10	28585	Trenton, NC	98	3,944
11	27810	Belhaven, NC	97.9	3,637
12	27954	Manteo, NC	97.6	7,080
13	28555	Maysville, NC	97.4	5,893
14	28527	Ernul, NC	97.2	1,203
15	28763	Otto, NC	97.1	2,525
16	28453	Magnolia, NC	96.8	3,065
17	28328	Clinton, NC	96.8	26,314
18	28411	Wilmington, NC	96.7	37,303
19	28460	Sneads Ferry, NC	96.7	13,405
20	28445	Holly Ridge, NC	96.5	9,784
21	28421	Atkinson, NC	96.5	2,130
22	27957	Merry Hill, NC	96.4	1,017
23	28349	Kenansville, NC	96.4	3,852
24	27924	Colerain, NC	96.2	2,183
25	27818	Como, NC	96.1	1,158

Lowest FEMA risk percentile

	ZIP	Place	Fema risk percentile	Population
1	28310	Fort Bragg, NC	2.7	9,998
2	28056	Gastonia, NC	11	35,963
3	27950	Knotts Island, NC	11.7	1,786
4	28307	Fort Bragg, NC	12.3	14,352
5	28202	Charlotte, NC	13.1	16,855
6	28032	Cramerton, NC	15.1	3,222
7	28098	Lowell, NC	15.3	3,746
8	27051	Walkertown, NC	15.6	7,674
9	28016	Bessemer City, NC	15.8	12,882
10	28719	Cherokee, NC	16.4	6,577
11	27046	Sandy Ridge, NC	17	2,285
12	28120	Mount Holly, NC	17.5	24,363
13	28006	Alexis, NC	18	1,311
14	27607	Raleigh, NC	19	26,062
15	27606	Raleigh, NC	19.5	45,728
16	27695	Raleigh, NC	19.7	1,922
17	28212	Charlotte, NC	19.9	42,628
18	27605	Raleigh, NC	20.5	6,121
19	28031	Cornelius, NC	20.7	31,021
20	27009	Belews Creek, NC	20.8	3,493
21	27311	Pelham, NC	21	3,656
22	27315	Providence, NC	21.9	2,005
23	27601	Raleigh, NC	21.9	9,702
24	28203	Charlotte, NC	22	18,324
25	28204	Charlotte, NC	22.4	9,744

ZIP codes at the highest natural hazard risk — the whole United States

ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are excluded: a median drawn from a handful of households carries a margin of error wider than the differences being ranked. Figures the Census suppressed as unreliable are excluded too, so a ZIP code missing here has no published value rather than a low one.