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ZIP code 38063, Lauderdale County, Tennessee

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 280 NFIP claims for ZIP 38063 (Lauderdale County, Tennessee), with $4.1M paid on 236 claims since 1978.

That is 86.7% of the 323 claims recorded across Lauderdale County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $17K, close to the county average of $17K and the Tennessee average of $33K.

FEMA counts 20 repetitive-loss properties and 8 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 67 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.7% of residential structures.

280NFIP claims since 1978
236paid claims
$4.1Mtotal paid
$17Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 38063LauderdaleTennesseeUS
Claims since 197828032317,7062,680,429
Share of claims paid84%85%82%78%
Average paid claim$17K$17K$33K$43K
Share of county claims86.7%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties20241,600—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 38063 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s32$55,803
1980s26$69,310
1990s132$1,415,013
2000s25$279,360
2010s63$2,301,556
2020s2$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202510$0—
202410$0—
201911$68,346$68,346
201811$2,380$2,380
201711$21,359$21,359
201622$42,782$21,391
201411$56,773$56,773
201333$423,046$141,015
20115346$1,666,870$36,236
201011$20,000$20,000
200910$0—
200865$124,645$24,929
200544$39,423$9,856
200322$9,088$4,544
2002109$98,680$10,964
200121$7,524$7,524
199832$14,203$7,102
19974643$683,947$15,906
19961110$122,487$12,249
19952926$296,841$11,417
19942018$163,676$9,093
199311$3,589$3,589
19911915$120,493$8,033
199031$9,777$9,777
198921$87$87
198464$23,960$5,990
19831210$30,646$3,065
198233$7,758$2,586
198032$6,858$3,429
19793122$54,805$2,491
197811$998$998

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: Lauderdale County

Lauderdale County has 463 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (41 in the last 12 months), 24 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 23; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 49 · Tornado: 27 · Flood: 23 · Wind: 146 · Winter: 61 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 38063?

280 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 236 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 38063?

$4.1M across 236 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $17K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 38063?

2011, with 53 claims and $1.7M paid.

What county is ZIP 38063 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Lauderdale County, Tennessee; 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.