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ZIP code 70041, Plaquemines 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.

OpenFEMA lists 1,433 NFIP claims for ZIP 70041 (Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana), with $101M paid on 1,319 claims since 1978.

That is 23.5% of the 6,086 claims recorded across Plaquemines Parish. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $77K, close to the county average of $78K and the Louisiana average of $54K.

FEMA counts 29 repetitive-loss properties and 5 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 3,808 residential flood policies in force, covering 51.1% of residential structures.

1,433NFIP claims since 1978
1,319paid claims
$101Mtotal paid
$77Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 70041PlaqueminesLouisianaUS
Claims since 19781,4336,086485,7432,680,429
Share of claims paid92%80%80%78%
Average paid claim$77K$78K$54K$43K
Share of county claims23.5%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties2942630,692—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 70041 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s1$0
1980s85$305,187
1990s84$660,735
2000s1,147$98,901,173
2010s43$684,755
2020s73$899,482
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202310$0—
20215938$817,205$21,505
20201313$82,278$6,329
20124111$610,947$55,541
201122$73,809$36,904
200910$0—
200894$65,573$16,393
20051,1201,102$98,569,383$89,446
200465$130,080$26,016
200311$11,709$11,709
200275$121,446$24,289
200131$2,982$2,982
199885$150,141$30,028
19973024$275,627$11,484
199521$1,387$1,387
199276$121,491$20,249
19913532$112,089$3,503
199020$0—
19838468$301,986$4,441
198011$3,201$3,201
197810$0—

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: Plaquemines Parish

Plaquemines Parish has 173 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (1 in the last 12 months), 45 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 8; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 23.

Hail: 27 · Tornado: 35 · Flood: 8 · Wind: 84 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 70041?

1,433 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 1,319 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 70041?

$101M across 1,319 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $77K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 70041?

2005, with 1,120 claims and $99M paid.

What county is ZIP 70041 in?

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