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ZIP code 35760, Madison 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.

ZIP code 35760, in Madison County, Alabama, has 24 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 20 of them paid for a total of $367K.

That is 3.1% of the 785 claims recorded across Madison County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $18K, close to the county average of $19K and the Alabama average of $34K.

FEMA counts 2 repetitive-loss properties and 0 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 3,053 residential flood policies in force, covering 2.2% of residential structures.

24NFIP claims since 1978
20paid claims
$367Ktotal paid
$18Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 35760MadisonAlabamaUS
Claims since 19782478544,8962,680,429
Share of claims paid83%77%79%78%
Average paid claim$18K$19K$34K$43K
Share of county claims3.1%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties2434,727—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 35760 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s0$0
1990s5$27,741
2000s5$36,259
2010s6$34,040
2020s8$269,214
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202310$0—
202211$2,483$2,483
202144$229,743$57,436
202022$36,988$18,494
201932$5,742$2,871
201522$28,298$14,149
201310$0—
200433$21,821$7,274
200311$14,438$14,438
200110$0—
199811$125$125
199411$2,135$2,135
199033$25,482$8,494

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: Madison County

Madison County has 2,450 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (52 in the last 12 months), 21 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 247; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 471 · Tornado: 96 · Flood: 247 · Wind: 1,094 · Winter: 77 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 35760?

24 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 20 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 35760?

$367K across 20 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $18K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 35760?

2021, with 4 claims and $230K paid.

What county is ZIP 35760 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Madison 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 1 Oct 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.