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ZIP code 39562, Jackson 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.

ZIP code 39562, in Jackson County, Mississippi, has 940 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 804 of them paid for a total of $29M.

That is 8.3% of the 11,325 claims recorded across Jackson County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $36K, lower than the county average of $75K and the Mississippi average of $58K.

FEMA counts 132 repetitive-loss properties and 23 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 10,397 residential flood policies in force, covering 18.7% of residential structures.

940NFIP claims since 1978
804paid claims
$29Mtotal paid
$36Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 39562JacksonMississippiUS
Claims since 197894011,32564,5892,680,429
Share of claims paid86%85%83%78%
Average paid claim$36K$75K$58K$43K
Share of county claims8.3%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties1321,0795,274—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 39562 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s2$55
1980s24$162,171
1990s211$3,674,908
2000s387$15,110,983
2010s286$8,938,025
2020s30$1,156,804
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202664$94,819$23,705
202310$0—
20212120$1,046,920$52,346
202021$15,064$15,064
201955$165,901$33,180
201832$14,327$7,163
20172017$464,934$27,349
201675$93,214$18,643
201521$6,009$6,009
201422$20,980$10,490
20131612$306,515$25,543
2012226198$7,828,309$39,537
201132$14,393$7,196
201022$23,444$11,722
20095645$1,724,031$38,312
200854$28,631$7,158
2005292253$13,106,335$51,804
200430$0—
200333$14,901$4,967
20022419$229,509$12,079
200133$7,576$2,525
200010$0—
1998180156$3,437,769$22,037
199754$57,632$14,408
199666$91,499$15,250
199511$737$737
199386$50,533$8,422
199221$1,034$1,034
199121$4,761$4,761
199077$30,943$4,420
198744$40,078$10,020
198510$0—
198399$65,319$7,258
19801010$56,774$5,677
197921$55$55

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: Jackson County

Jackson County has 453 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (11 in the last 12 months), 36 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 48; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 23.

Hail: 86 · Tornado: 79 · Flood: 48 · Wind: 156 · Winter: 6 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 39562?

940 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 804 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 39562?

$29M across 804 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $36K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 39562?

2005, with 292 claims and $13M paid.

What county is ZIP 39562 in?

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