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ZIP code 39071, 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 21 NFIP claims for ZIP 39071 (Madison County, Mississippi), with $290K paid on 19 claims since 1978.

That is 2.1% of the 1,003 claims recorded across Madison County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $15K, close to the county average of $13K and the Mississippi average of $58K.

FEMA counts 3 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 650 residential flood policies in force, covering 1.9% of residential structures.

21NFIP claims since 1978
19paid claims
$290Ktotal paid
$15Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 39071MadisonMississippiUS
Claims since 1978211,00364,5892,680,429
Share of claims paid90%76%83%78%
Average paid claim$15K$13K$58K$43K
Share of county claims2.1%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties3765,274—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 39071 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s1$5,133
1980s11$50,694
1990s3$14,905
2000s3$49,294
2010s3$169,610
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
201711$86,487$86,487
201611$81,618$81,618
201411$1,505$1,505
200811$3,991$3,991
200611$617$617
200511$44,686$44,686
199111$6,456$6,456
199022$8,449$4,224
198911$3,431$3,431
198732$8,522$4,261
198411$6,000$6,000
198354$28,505$7,126
198011$4,235$4,235
197911$5,133$5,133

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 39071?

21 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 19 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 39071?

$290K across 19 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $15K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 39071?

1983, with 5 claims and $29K paid.

What county is ZIP 39071 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 1 Oct 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.