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ZIP code 39046, Madison County, Mississippi

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 735 NFIP claims for ZIP 39046 (Madison County, Mississippi), with $5.4M paid on 572 claims since 1978.

That is 73.3% of the 1,003 claims recorded across Madison County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $10K, lower than the county average of $13K and the Mississippi average of $58K.

FEMA counts 39 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 650 residential flood policies in force, covering 1.9% of residential structures.

735NFIP claims since 1978
572paid claims
$5.4Mtotal paid
$10Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 39046MadisonMississippiUS
Claims since 19787351,00364,5892,680,429
Share of claims paid78%76%83%78%
Average paid claim$10K$13K$58K$43K
Share of county claims73.3%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties39765,274—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 39046 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s46$191,508
1980s447$1,571,520
1990s89$401,705
2000s58$838,328
2010s49$1,053,975
2020s46$1,385,865
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202511$3,677$3,677
202421$73,918$73,918
202311$18,653$18,653
20222119$988,033$52,002
20202118$301,584$16,755
20191713$362,049$27,850
201811$8,275$8,275
20171512$400,600$33,383
201676$222,998$37,166
201464$59,123$14,781
201210$0—
201021$931$931
200910$0—
200898$119,033$14,879
200711$10,666$10,666
200530$0—
200411$709$709
20032422$530,605$24,118
200211$8,733$8,733
2001117$90,942$12,992
200076$77,640$12,940
199942$26,633$13,317
199831$11,672$11,672
199764$30,667$7,667
199620$0—
19952016$182,131$11,383
1994128$53,049$6,631
199322$5,552$2,776
199222$11,498$5,749
19912116$48,253$3,016
19901714$32,249$2,304
19891916$73,509$4,594
198864$40,179$10,045
19875146$282,207$6,135
19864029$107,770$3,716
19852416$118,869$7,429
19842416$52,299$3,269
1983163118$575,980$4,881
19828264$233,021$3,641
19803834$87,686$2,579
19794641$191,508$4,671

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 909 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (24 in the last 12 months), 26 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 114; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 1.

Hail: 164 · Tornado: 78 · Flood: 114 · Wind: 481 · Winter: 24 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 39046?

735 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 572 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 39046?

$5.4M across 572 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $10K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 39046?

1983, with 163 claims and $576K paid.

What county is ZIP 39046 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Madison County, Mississippi; 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.