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ZIP code 39157, 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.

ZIP code 39157, in Madison County, Mississippi, has 151 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 115 of them paid for a total of $3.0M.

That is 15.1% of the 1,003 claims recorded across Madison County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $26K, higher than the county average of $13K and the Mississippi average of $58K.

FEMA counts 30 repetitive-loss properties and 4 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.

151NFIP claims since 1978
115paid claims
$3.0Mtotal paid
$26Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 39157MadisonMississippiUS
Claims since 19781511,00364,5892,680,429
Share of claims paid76%76%83%78%
Average paid claim$26K$13K$58K$43K
Share of county claims15.1%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties30765,274—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 39157 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s3$5,376
1990s33$214,239
2000s30$600,318
2010s74$1,971,482
2020s11$242,941
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202231$23,861$23,861
202110$0—
202076$219,080$36,513
201922$80,247$40,124
201811$38,334$38,334
20173333$1,477,313$44,767
201620$0—
201422$19,746$9,873
20113425$355,840$14,234
200922$11,375$5,688
200811$34,511$34,511
200710$0—
200621$91,163$91,163
200520$0—
2003148$374,297$46,787
200086$88,971$14,829
199797$67,799$9,686
199632$36,193$18,097
19951914$98,608$7,043
199422$11,639$5,820
198811$2,269$2,269
198311$3,106$3,106
198210$0—

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 39157?

151 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 115 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 39157?

$3.0M across 115 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $26K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 39157?

2011, with 34 claims and $356K paid.

What county is ZIP 39157 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.