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ZIP code 39563, 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.

OpenFEMA lists 1,332 NFIP claims for ZIP 39563 (Jackson County, Mississippi), with $38M paid on 1,145 claims since 1978.

That is 11.8% of the 11,325 claims recorded across Jackson County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $34K, lower than the county average of $75K and the Mississippi average of $58K.

FEMA counts 210 repetitive-loss properties and 27 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.

1,332NFIP claims since 1978
1,145paid claims
$38Mtotal paid
$34Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 39563JacksonMississippiUS
Claims since 19781,33211,32564,5892,680,429
Share of claims paid86%85%83%78%
Average paid claim$34K$75K$58K$43K
Share of county claims11.8%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties2101,0795,274—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 39563 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s23$36,951
1980s117$432,530
1990s202$1,990,371
2000s377$24,886,909
2010s483$8,588,946
2020s130$2,548,688
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
2023136$50,826$8,471
202254$122,473$30,618
20219787$2,251,887$25,884
2020159$123,501$13,722
201921$28,212$28,212
201843$21,411$7,137
20173831$902,292$29,106
201610$0—
20152623$254,139$11,050
201443$60,001$20,000
2013124114$2,868,064$25,158
2012261223$4,159,612$18,653
20112217$295,214$17,366
201010$0—
20091210$111,166$11,117
20081614$219,394$15,671
200710$0—
2005328308$24,361,180$79,095
200411$1,760$1,760
200311$12,234$12,234
20021714$178,557$12,754
200111$2,619$2,619
199911$19,400$19,400
1998174145$1,879,027$12,959
199753$4,894$1,631
199643$13,916$4,639
199511$5,539$5,539
199421$1,333$1,333
199364$23,831$5,958
199165$9,601$1,920
199033$32,829$10,943
198811$1,762$1,762
198787$57,992$8,285
1985167$16,699$2,386
198421$6,310$6,310
19833125$225,707$9,028
198242$2,869$1,434
19812823$48,486$2,108
19802724$72,705$3,029
19792016$34,683$2,168
197833$2,269$756

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 39563?

1,332 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 1,145 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 39563?

$38M across 1,145 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $34K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 39563?

2005, with 328 claims and $24M paid.

What county is ZIP 39563 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 30 Sep 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.