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ZIP code 39459, Jones 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 13 NFIP claims for ZIP 39459 (Jones County, Mississippi), with $60K paid on 6 claims since 1978.

That is 5.2% of the 248 claims recorded across Jones County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $10K, lower than the county average of $13K and the Mississippi average of $58K.

At county level FEMA counts 187 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.8% of residential structures.

13NFIP claims since 1978
6paid claims
$60Ktotal paid
$10Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 39459JonesMississippiUS
Claims since 19781324864,5892,680,429
Share of claims paid46%74%83%78%
Average paid claim$10K$13K$58K$43K
Share of county claims5.2%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties0205,274—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 39459 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s3$13,209
1990s3$26,343
2000s3$20,369
2010s3$0
2020s1$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202210$0—
201810$0—
201610$0—
201410$0—
200510$0—
200311$20,369$20,369
200110$0—
199032$26,343$13,172
198322$10,878$5,439
198011$2,330$2,330

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: Jones County

Jones County has 1,042 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (19 in the last 12 months), 33 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 141; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 4.

Hail: 219 · Tornado: 85 · Flood: 141 · Wind: 517 · Winter: 15 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 39459?

13 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 6 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 39459?

$60K across 6 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $10K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 39459?

1990, with 3 claims and $26K paid.

What county is ZIP 39459 in?

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