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ZIP code 39301, Lauderdale 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 91 NFIP claims for ZIP 39301 (Lauderdale County, Mississippi), with $1.7M paid on 63 claims since 1978.

That is 31.2% of the 292 claims recorded across Lauderdale County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $27K, close to the county average of $21K 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 354 residential flood policies in force, covering 1.1% of residential structures.

91NFIP claims since 1978
63paid claims
$1.7Mtotal paid
$27Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 39301LauderdaleMississippiUS
Claims since 19789129264,5892,680,429
Share of claims paid69%71%83%78%
Average paid claim$27K$21K$58K$43K
Share of county claims31.2%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties3185,274—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 39301 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s12$209,256
1980s16$84,079
1990s33$659,366
2000s21$354,879
2010s3$46,602
2020s6$319,688
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202644$292,337$73,084
202221$27,351$27,351
201711$46,602$46,602
201620$0—
200611$14,211$14,211
200553$43,806$14,602
200442$31,792$15,896
200397$242,875$34,696
200121$22,195$22,195
199822$3,789$1,895
199711$4,292$4,292
199310$0—
199210$0—
199121$10,305$10,305
19902614$640,980$45,784
198733$34,273$11,424
198511$634$634
198332$17,665$8,832
198211$1,870$1,870
198086$29,638$4,940
19791212$209,256$17,438

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: Lauderdale County

Lauderdale County has 973 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (10 in the last 12 months), 24 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 95; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 1.

Hail: 235 · Tornado: 67 · Flood: 95 · Wind: 514 · Winter: 21 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 39301?

91 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 63 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 39301?

$1.7M across 63 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $27K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 39301?

1990, with 26 claims and $641K paid.

What county is ZIP 39301 in?

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