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ZIP code 39532, Harrison 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 2,428 NFIP claims for ZIP 39532 (Harrison County, Mississippi), with $181M paid on 2,041 claims since 1978.

That is 15.2% of the 15,939 claims recorded across Harrison County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $89K, close to the county average of $97K and the Mississippi average of $58K.

FEMA counts 133 repetitive-loss properties and 24 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 10,601 residential flood policies in force, covering 14.5% of residential structures.

2,428NFIP claims since 1978
2,041paid claims
$181Mtotal paid
$89Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 39532HarrisonMississippiUS
Claims since 19782,42815,93964,5892,680,429
Share of claims paid84%83%83%78%
Average paid claim$89K$97K$58K$43K
Share of county claims15.2%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties1337655,274—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 39532 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s25$28,794
1980s107$327,290
1990s454$5,387,832
2000s1,567$169,319,857
2010s93$1,075,665
2020s182$4,516,629
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
20264032$1,701,019$53,157
202511$2,899$2,899
202421$1,144$1,144
202244$63,034$15,758
20214335$411,221$11,749
20209269$2,337,312$33,874
201921$4,344$4,344
201832$220,182$110,091
20171712$74,386$6,199
20161810$401,921$40,192
201542$10,757$5,379
201422$5,834$2,917
201321$2,841$2,841
20123422$323,763$14,717
201164$23,640$5,910
201051$7,996$7,996
20095042$1,233,041$29,358
20081710$58,131$5,813
200654$45,595$11,399
20051,3761,276$167,428,120$131,213
200443$3,118$1,039
200397$27,501$3,929
20026746$277,412$6,031
20013831$242,088$7,809
200011$4,849$4,849
199910$0—
1998331246$3,932,737$15,987
199731$9,860$9,860
199676$27,238$4,540
19958660$1,356,612$22,610
199442$4,555$2,277
19931510$49,535$4,954
199222$1,996$998
199131$3,143$3,143
199022$2,154$1,077
198820$0—
19872318$223,778$12,432
198610$0—
19852817$51,279$3,016
198432$4,230$2,115
198396$8,281$1,380
19821010$13,533$1,353
198111$1,129$1,129
19803021$25,061$1,193
19792113$27,190$2,092
197844$1,604$401

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: Harrison County

Harrison County has 622 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (39 in the last 12 months), 37 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 99; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 18.

Hail: 96 · Tornado: 91 · Flood: 99 · Wind: 240 · Winter: 6 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 39532?

2,428 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 2,041 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 39532?

$181M across 2,041 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $89K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 39532?

2005, with 1,376 claims and $167M paid.

What county is ZIP 39532 in?

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