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ZIP code 31204, Bibb County, Georgia

National Flood Insurance Program claims and payouts recorded for this ZIP code, with county context.

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. NFIP claims as of 8 Sep 2026.

OpenFEMA lists 40 NFIP claims for ZIP 31204 (Bibb County, Georgia), with $669K paid on 31 claims since 1978.

That is 25.8% of the 155 claims recorded across Bibb County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $22K, lower than the county average of $33K and the Georgia average of $29K.

FEMA counts 3 repetitive-loss properties and 2 severe repetitive-loss properties in the ZIP (properties with two or more paid flood claims); their locations are not published.

At county level FEMA counts 214 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.4% of residential structures.

40NFIP claims since 1978
31paid claims
$669Ktotal paid
$22Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 31204BibbGeorgiaUS
Claims since 19784015524,4792,680,429
Share of claims paid78%74%74%78%
Average paid claim$22K$33K$29K$43K
Share of county claims25.8%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties3142,022—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 31204 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s2$15,106
1990s17$484,965
2000s6$35,059
2010s6$64,381
2020s9$69,934
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202311$7,975$7,975
202142$51,171$25,585
202043$10,788$3,596
201911$4,535$4,535
201711$4,614$4,614
201611$586$586
201522$54,647$27,323
201310$0—
200932$33,788$16,894
200521$1,271$1,271
200410$0—
199865$66,306$13,261
199466$358,845$59,808
199222$2,735$1,367
199032$57,080$28,540
198611$8,882$8,882
198311$6,224$6,224

Claims are counted by year of loss as recorded in OpenFEMA's redacted NFIP claims file; amounts combine building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments. ZIP codes in the file are the policyholder's reported ZIP.

County context: Bibb County

Bibb County has 505 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (8 in the last 12 months), 16 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 21; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 98 · Tornado: 26 · Flood: 21 · Wind: 254 · Winter: 11 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 31204?

40 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 31 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 31204?

$669K across 31 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $22K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 31204?

1994, with 6 claims and $359K paid.

What county is ZIP 31204 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Bibb County, Georgia; ZIP codes can cross county lines. The county page carries the storm record, declarations and risk index for the area.

Provenance

OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (as of 8 Sep 2026) and NfipMultipleLossProperties v1 (2 Aug 2026), aggregated by ZIP code and year of loss on this site; no property-level record is shown. County storm figures from NOAA NCEI through 30 Jun 2026. Built 1 Oct 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.