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ZIP code 36615, Mobile 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 36615, in Mobile County, Alabama, has 6 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 5 of them paid for a total of $1.4M.

That is 0% of the 15,117 claims recorded across Mobile County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $276K, higher than the county average of $31K and the Alabama average of $34K.

FEMA counts 1 repetitive-loss property 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 5,422 residential flood policies in force, covering 3.6% of residential structures.

6NFIP claims since 1978
5paid claims
$1.4Mtotal paid
$276Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 36615MobileAlabamaUS
Claims since 1978615,11744,8962,680,429
Share of claims paid83%79%79%78%
Average paid claim$276K$31K$34K$43K
Share of county claims0.0%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties11,5874,727—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 36615 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s1$20,360
1980s0$0
1990s2$528,365
2000s3$832,615
2010s0$0
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
200521$811,000$811,000
200411$21,615$21,615
199811$515,702$515,702
199011$12,663$12,663
197911$20,360$20,360

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: Mobile County

Mobile County has 1,110 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (8 in the last 12 months), 40 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 185; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 21.

Hail: 242 · Tornado: 129 · Flood: 185 · Wind: 473 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 36615?

6 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 5 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 36615?

$1.4M across 5 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $276K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 36615?

2005, with 2 claims and $811K paid.

What county is ZIP 36615 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Mobile 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.