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ZIP code 39194, Yazoo 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 395 NFIP claims for ZIP 39194 (Yazoo County, Mississippi), with $8.6M paid on 292 claims since 1978.

That is 96.3% of the 410 claims recorded across Yazoo County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $29K, close to the county average of $26K and the Mississippi average of $58K.

FEMA counts 36 repetitive-loss properties and 10 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 271 residential flood policies in force, covering 2.9% of residential structures.

395NFIP claims since 1978
292paid claims
$8.6Mtotal paid
$29Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 39194YazooMississippiUS
Claims since 197839541064,5892,680,429
Share of claims paid74%72%83%78%
Average paid claim$29K$26K$58K$43K
Share of county claims96.3%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties36285,274—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 39194 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s16$66,446
1980s45$162,708
1990s38$212,906
2000s100$1,691,512
2010s170$5,619,550
2020s26$824,548
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202611$149,266$149,266
202522$128,180$64,090
202421$11,501$11,501
202310$0—
202222$12,656$6,328
202111$1,518$1,518
20201715$521,427$34,762
20191917$748,893$44,053
201855$100,318$20,064
201722$30,932$15,466
201665$73,093$14,619
2014107$42,044$6,006
201320$0—
201220$0—
201112473$4,624,271$63,346
200996$83,928$13,988
20085347$1,322,886$28,147
200710$0—
200631$2,458$2,458
200551$1,457$1,457
200410$0—
20032419$228,907$12,048
200042$51,876$25,938
19971614$117,638$8,403
199610$0—
199544$23,668$5,917
199444$10,952$2,738
199310$0—
19911110$59,582$5,958
199011$1,066$1,066
198810$0—
198774$7,826$1,957
198464$11,798$2,950
19832423$132,528$5,762
198222$935$468
198110$0—
198043$9,620$3,207
19791616$66,446$4,153

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: Yazoo County

Yazoo County has 674 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (13 in the last 12 months), 31 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 75; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 129 · Tornado: 67 · Flood: 75 · Wind: 340 · Winter: 25 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 39194?

395 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 292 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 39194?

$8.6M across 292 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $29K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 39194?

2011, with 124 claims and $4.6M paid.

What county is ZIP 39194 in?

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