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ZIP code 39307, 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 71 NFIP claims for ZIP 39307 (Lauderdale County, Mississippi), with $673K paid on 50 claims since 1978.

That is 24.3% of the 292 claims recorded across Lauderdale County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $13K, lower than the county average of $21K and the Mississippi average of $58K.

FEMA counts 5 repetitive-loss properties and 1 severe repetitive-loss property 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.

71NFIP claims since 1978
50paid claims
$673Ktotal paid
$13Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 39307LauderdaleMississippiUS
Claims since 19787129264,5892,680,429
Share of claims paid70%71%83%78%
Average paid claim$13K$21K$58K$43K
Share of county claims24.3%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties5185,274—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 39307 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s4$12,320
1980s7$12,733
1990s14$86,520
2000s38$493,700
2010s3$32,791
2020s5$34,948
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202410$0—
202211$5,235$5,235
202133$29,713$9,904
201411$11,017$11,017
201211$2,847$2,847
201111$18,927$18,927
200622$35,018$17,509
200484$49,283$12,321
20032519$397,606$20,927
200211$5,115$5,115
200121$6,677$6,677
199833$36,096$12,032
199711$6,137$6,137
199310$0—
199132$4,076$2,038
199064$40,211$10,053
198711$879$879
198611$583$583
198221$7,720$7,720
198031$3,552$3,552
197942$12,320$6,160

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 39307?

71 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 50 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 39307?

$673K across 50 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $13K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 39307?

2003, with 25 claims and $398K paid.

What county is ZIP 39307 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 30 Sep 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.