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ZIP code 39402, Lamar 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 504 NFIP claims for ZIP 39402 (Lamar County, Mississippi), with $7.2M paid on 422 claims since 1978.

That is 126.3% of the 399 claims recorded across Lamar County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $17K, close to the county average of $18K and the Mississippi average of $58K.

FEMA counts 54 repetitive-loss properties and 25 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 251 residential flood policies in force, covering 1.2% of residential structures.

504NFIP claims since 1978
422paid claims
$7.2Mtotal paid
$17Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 39402LamarMississippiUS
Claims since 197850439964,5892,680,429
Share of claims paid84%84%83%78%
Average paid claim$17K$18K$58K$43K
Share of county claims126.3%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties54435,274—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 39402 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s3$54,813
1980s89$537,129
1990s134$1,287,565
2000s168$2,380,452
2010s89$2,625,327
2020s21$270,224
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202621$13,142$13,142
202511$1,445$1,445
202421$4,003$4,003
202311$5,845$5,845
202276$190,589$31,765
202153$49,056$16,352
202032$6,145$3,072
201911$73,265$73,265
20181312$776,923$64,744
20171414$446,896$31,921
20161813$388,966$29,920
201510$0—
20142420$646,490$32,324
201331$26,835$26,835
201288$111,793$13,974
201164$154,159$38,540
201010$0—
20091513$263,402$20,262
200844$61,946$15,487
200754$107,095$26,774
20056847$1,153,704$24,547
20041010$148,909$14,891
20033129$367,062$12,657
200253$21,605$7,202
20013025$256,730$10,269
19997264$764,523$11,946
19982524$292,338$12,181
199644$34,848$8,712
19941210$57,182$5,718
199331$7,673$7,673
199221$309$309
199133$15,076$5,025
19901313$115,617$8,894
198910$0—
198811$399$399
198775$6,399$1,280
198511$1,725$1,725
19836558$506,090$8,726
198254$5,023$1,256
198122$1,951$975
198075$15,542$3,108
197922$51,615$25,808
197811$3,198$3,198

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: Lamar County

Lamar County has 634 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (16 in the last 12 months), 27 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 94; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 5.

Hail: 138 · Tornado: 51 · Flood: 94 · Wind: 297 · Winter: 8 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 39402?

504 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 422 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 39402?

$7.2M across 422 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $17K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 39402?

1999, with 72 claims and $765K paid.

What county is ZIP 39402 in?

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