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ZIP code 70094, 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 5,477 NFIP claims for ZIP 70094 (Jefferson Parish, Louisiana), with $33M paid on 3,537 claims since 1978.

That is 4% of the 135,664 claims recorded across Jefferson Parish. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $9K, lower than the county average of $36K and the Louisiana average of $54K.

FEMA counts 311 repetitive-loss properties and 42 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.

5,477NFIP claims since 1978
3,537paid claims
$33Mtotal paid
$9Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 70094JeffersonLouisianaUS
Claims since 19785,477135,664485,7432,680,429
Share of claims paid65%74%80%78%
Average paid claim$9K$36K$54K$43K
Share of county claims4.0%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties3116,66430,692—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 70094 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s207$706,855
1980s1,403$5,252,939
1990s1,137$10,424,292
2000s2,266$13,650,210
2010s248$1,701,361
2020s216$1,601,584
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202622$31,234$15,617
202510$0—
202486$136,004$22,667
202331$3,716$3,716
202221$44,103$44,103
202119050$1,360,656$27,213
2020103$25,871$8,624
20193126$923,379$35,515
201841$23,689$23,689
201741$14,768$14,768
201692$15,719$7,859
201510$0—
201372$14,810$7,405
201216371$610,472$8,598
20112311$87,887$7,990
201063$10,636$3,545
20095342$488,914$11,641
200812957$582,395$10,217
2007118$60,200$7,525
2006159$81,635$9,071
20051,801763$11,524,642$15,104
20044036$208,370$5,788
20032213$58,346$4,488
200213583$515,008$6,205
20015636$123,384$3,427
200044$7,314$1,829
19991917$138,183$8,128
1998148115$775,407$6,743
1997107$7,783$1,112
199642$2,726$1,363
1995741676$8,749,165$12,943
19942318$79,385$4,410
199321$1,317$1,317
19922516$46,744$2,922
199112090$434,962$4,833
19904534$188,619$5,548
1989120104$549,254$5,281
198812295$426,247$4,487
1987158$19,828$2,478
19861710$20,126$2,013
19852313$97,746$7,519
198430$0—
1983342260$1,053,839$4,053
1982143110$336,438$3,059
19817456$108,376$1,935
1980544499$2,641,085$5,293
19792313$24,207$1,862
1978184162$682,647$4,214

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 70094?

5,477 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 3,537 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 70094?

$33M across 3,537 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $9K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 70094?

2005, with 1,801 claims and $12M paid.

What county is ZIP 70094 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.