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ZIP code 70006, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

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 70006, in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, has 6,828 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 6,055 of them paid for a total of $469M.

That is 5% of the 135,664 claims recorded across Jefferson Parish. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $77K, higher than the county average of $36K and the Louisiana average of $54K.

FEMA counts 160 repetitive-loss properties and 16 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 75,564 residential flood policies in force, covering 64.9% of residential structures.

6,828NFIP claims since 1978
6,055paid claims
$469Mtotal paid
$77Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 70006JeffersonLouisianaUS
Claims since 19786,828135,664485,7432,680,429
Share of claims paid89%74%80%78%
Average paid claim$77K$36K$54K$43K
Share of county claims5.0%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties1606,66430,692—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 70006 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s55$91,338
1980s570$2,345,113
1990s1,064$16,572,122
2000s4,877$448,039,469
2010s126$761,660
2020s136$1,295,318
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
2026107$157,169$22,453
202510$0—
20243631$756,694$24,409
202222$20,042$10,021
20218319$351,899$18,521
202041$9,514$9,514
201910$0—
201810$0—
201720$0—
201662$16,774$8,387
201520$0—
201472$46,198$23,099
201342$15,822$7,911
20127734$408,272$12,008
20112215$254,165$16,944
201042$20,428$10,214
200996$141,006$23,501
20083816$147,326$9,208
200710$0—
200640$0—
20054,7064,454$447,431,674$100,456
200441$1,051$1,051
200341$1,713$1,713
20029150$194,695$3,894
20011913$122,005$9,385
200010$0—
199910$0—
19983019$71,612$3,769
199762$4,296$2,148
1995997890$16,470,937$18,507
199411$3,749$3,749
199310$0—
1992106$8,988$1,498
1991104$7,230$1,807
199083$5,310$1,770
1989146118$995,427$8,436
1988179$23,457$2,606
198720$0—
198550$0—
198410$0—
1983191145$659,235$4,546
1982189$13,192$1,466
198173$1,710$570
1980183150$652,093$4,347
19791210$40,984$4,098
19784328$50,354$1,798

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: Jefferson Parish

Jefferson Parish has 503 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (7 in the last 12 months), 50 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 103; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 25.

Hail: 75 · Tornado: 66 · Flood: 103 · Wind: 228 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 70006?

6,828 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 6,055 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 70006?

$469M across 6,055 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $77K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 70006?

2005, with 4,706 claims and $447M paid.

What county is ZIP 70006 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Jefferson Parish, Louisiana; 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.