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ZIP code 39211, Hinds 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 1,896 NFIP claims for ZIP 39211 (Hinds County, Mississippi), with $40M paid on 1,665 claims since 1978.

That is 40.2% of the 4,716 claims recorded across Hinds County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $24K, higher than the county average of $19K and the Mississippi average of $58K.

FEMA counts 271 repetitive-loss properties and 13 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 2,255 residential flood policies in force, covering 2.8% of residential structures.

1,896NFIP claims since 1978
1,665paid claims
$40Mtotal paid
$24Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 39211HindsMississippiUS
Claims since 19781,8964,71664,5892,680,429
Share of claims paid88%80%83%78%
Average paid claim$24K$19K$58K$43K
Share of county claims40.2%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties2714795,274—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 39211 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s405$10,778,818
1980s1,011$17,019,429
1990s71$362,196
2000s220$5,271,688
2010s52$1,139,917
2020s137$5,385,708
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202511$109,430$109,430
202310$0—
2022147$379,162$54,166
202177$342,360$48,909
202011487$4,554,756$52,354
2019119$631,838$70,204
201820$0—
201773$197,365$65,788
201653$33,856$11,285
201452$19,422$9,711
201310$0—
201264$27,495$6,874
201132$79,426$39,713
20101210$150,515$15,052
2009108$102,518$12,815
2008116$218,280$36,380
200711$2,249$2,249
200610$0—
2005221$128,400$128,400
200420$0—
2003160135$4,770,689$35,338
200254$24,919$6,230
200162$3,705$1,852
200022$20,927$10,464
199910$0—
199886$76,992$12,832
199764$40,979$10,245
199622$22,188$11,094
19951613$179,062$13,774
199452$11,091$5,545
199210$0—
19912925$30,951$1,238
199032$933$466
198932$10,924$5,462
198811$147$147
19871716$5,407$338
198420$0—
1983853799$16,941,200$21,203
198274$4,324$1,081
198140$0—
1980124105$57,427$547
1979404390$10,778,818$27,638
197810$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: Hinds County

Hinds County has 1,537 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (37 in the last 12 months), 27 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 205; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 2.

Hail: 331 · Tornado: 127 · Flood: 205 · Wind: 795 · Winter: 24 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 39211?

1,896 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 1,665 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 39211?

$40M across 1,665 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $24K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 39211?

1983, with 853 claims and $17M paid.

What county is ZIP 39211 in?

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