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ZIP code 70065, 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.

OpenFEMA lists 16,057 NFIP claims for ZIP 70065 (Jefferson Parish, Louisiana), with $584M paid on 12,062 claims since 1978.

That is 11.8% of the 135,664 claims recorded across Jefferson Parish. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $48K, higher than the county average of $36K and the Louisiana average of $54K.

FEMA counts 443 repetitive-loss properties and 68 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.

16,057NFIP claims since 1978
12,062paid claims
$584Mtotal paid
$48Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 70065JeffersonLouisianaUS
Claims since 197816,057135,664485,7432,680,429
Share of claims paid75%74%80%78%
Average paid claim$48K$36K$54K$43K
Share of county claims11.8%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties4436,66430,692—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 70065 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s101$390,843
1980s1,624$6,389,671
1990s1,246$9,605,341
2000s11,510$531,536,653
2010s437$2,438,892
2020s1,139$33,814,970
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
20264435$1,290,995$36,886
202521$45,956$45,956
2024560498$27,485,505$55,192
202320$0—
202211$38,662$38,662
2021506193$4,919,500$25,490
2020244$34,353$8,588
2019125$134,882$26,976
201850$0—
20171811$162,167$14,742
2016155$58,933$11,787
2015209$155,411$17,268
2014157$132,095$18,871
201381$15,300$15,300
2012291120$1,438,104$11,984
20114933$311,125$9,428
201043$30,875$10,292
20092015$204,378$13,625
200815826$303,415$11,670
200793$23,808$7,936
200681$3,699$3,699
200510,7838,420$527,752,697$62,678
200410177$497,243$6,458
20031910$146,351$14,635
2002351259$2,506,840$9,679
20015428$89,346$3,191
200072$8,876$4,438
1999106$24,788$4,131
19988261$157,503$2,582
199793$4,033$1,344
199684$14,297$3,574
19951,044821$9,333,437$11,368
199452$1,515$757
199320$0—
1992203$3,240$1,080
19914618$51,631$2,868
19902014$14,898$1,064
1989169128$848,902$6,632
19884925$48,485$1,939
198794$3,113$778
198621$306$306
1985176$22,274$3,712
198461$83$83
1983703575$3,208,674$5,580
19829779$325,119$4,115
19811813$13,480$1,037
1980554448$1,919,234$4,284
19794539$238,466$6,115
19785644$152,377$3,463

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 70065?

16,057 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 12,062 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 70065?

$584M across 12,062 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $48K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 70065?

2005, with 10,783 claims and $528M paid.

What county is ZIP 70065 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.