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ZIP code 35754, Morgan County, Alabama

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 22 NFIP claims for ZIP 35754 (Morgan County, Alabama), with $375K paid on 19 claims since 1978.

That is 11% of the 200 claims recorded across Morgan County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $20K, close to the county average of $19K and the Alabama average of $34K.

At county level FEMA counts 426 residential flood policies in force, covering 1% of residential structures.

22NFIP claims since 1978
19paid claims
$375Ktotal paid
$20Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 35754MorganAlabamaUS
Claims since 19782220044,8962,680,429
Share of claims paid86%81%79%78%
Average paid claim$20K$19K$34K$43K
Share of county claims11.0%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties0194,727—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 35754 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s0$0
1990s3$14,941
2000s13$291,013
2010s5$40,501
2020s1$28,047
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202011$28,047$28,047
201922$16,410$8,205
201533$24,091$8,030
200433$35,132$11,711
200398$255,881$31,985
200210$0—
199510$0—
199411$12,709$12,709
199111$2,231$2,231

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: Morgan County

Morgan County has 1,375 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (53 in the last 12 months), 24 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 147; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 198 · Tornado: 50 · Flood: 147 · Wind: 708 · Winter: 62 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 35754?

22 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 19 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 35754?

$375K across 19 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $20K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 35754?

2003, with 9 claims and $256K paid.

What county is ZIP 35754 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Morgan County, Alabama; 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 30 Sep 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.