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ZIP code 39074, Scott 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.

ZIP code 39074, in Scott County, Mississippi, has 13 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 10 of them paid for a total of $459K.

That is 36.1% of the 36 claims recorded across Scott County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $46K, higher than the county average of $34K and the Mississippi average of $58K.

FEMA counts 2 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 49 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.5% of residential structures.

13NFIP claims since 1978
10paid claims
$459Ktotal paid
$46Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 39074ScottMississippiUS
Claims since 1978133664,5892,680,429
Share of claims paid77%86%83%78%
Average paid claim$46K$34K$58K$43K
Share of county claims36.1%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties245,274—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 39074 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s0$0
1990s2$43,163
2000s0$0
2010s6$152,315
2020s5$263,595
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202631$39,577$39,577
202222$224,018$112,009
201911$5,110$5,110
201722$52,851$26,426
201310$0—
201122$94,354$47,177
199622$43,163$21,582

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: Scott County

Scott County has 609 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (9 in the last 12 months), 22 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 61; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 1.

Hail: 120 · Tornado: 64 · Flood: 61 · Wind: 310 · Winter: 20 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 39074?

13 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 10 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 39074?

$459K across 10 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $46K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 39074?

2026, with 3 claims and $40K paid.

What county is ZIP 39074 in?

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