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ZIP code 35763, 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.

OpenFEMA lists 95 NFIP claims for ZIP 35763 (Madison County, Alabama), with $1.1M paid on 75 claims since 1978.

That is 12.1% of the 785 claims recorded across Madison County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $14K, lower than the county average of $19K and the Alabama average of $34K.

FEMA counts 10 repetitive-loss properties and 3 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.

95NFIP claims since 1978
75paid claims
$1.1Mtotal paid
$14Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 35763MadisonAlabamaUS
Claims since 19789578544,8962,680,429
Share of claims paid79%77%79%78%
Average paid claim$14K$19K$34K$43K
Share of county claims12.1%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties10434,727—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 35763 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s1$617
1990s50$543,201
2000s18$85,049
2010s19$326,781
2020s7$114,368
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202622$99,234$49,617
202211$1,234$1,234
202121$8,700$8,700
202021$5,201$5,201
201954$64,161$16,040
201721$10,812$10,812
201621$3,582$3,582
201554$128,897$32,224
201210$0—
201143$119,329$39,776
200920$0—
200811$8,435$8,435
200454$31,598$7,900
200387$45,016$6,431
200110$0—
200010$0—
199933$82,470$27,490
199710$0—
199611$2,320$2,320
199511$2,532$2,532
199444$25,873$6,468
19911914$41,581$2,970
19902121$388,425$18,496
198011$617$617

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 35763?

95 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 75 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 35763?

$1.1M across 75 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $14K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 35763?

1990, with 21 claims and $388K paid.

What county is ZIP 35763 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 30 Sep 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.