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ZIP code 70096, 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 NFIP claims for ZIP 70096 (Jefferson Parish, Louisiana), with $327K paid on 16 claims since 1978.

That is 0% of the 135,664 claims recorded across Jefferson Parish. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $20K, lower than the county average of $36K and the Louisiana average of $54K.

At county level FEMA counts 75,564 residential flood policies in force, covering 64.9% of residential structures.

16NFIP claims since 1978
16paid claims
$327Ktotal paid
$20Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 70096JeffersonLouisianaUS
Claims since 197816135,664485,7432,680,429
Share of claims paid100%74%80%78%
Average paid claim$20K$36K$54K$43K
Share of county claims0.0%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties06,66430,692—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 70096 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s14$318,675
1990s2$8,505
2000s0$0
2010s0$0
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
199111$3,711$3,711
199011$4,794$4,794
198911$1,251$1,251
198822$7,283$3,641
19801111$310,141$28,195

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 70096?

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

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 70096?

$327K across 16 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $20K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 70096?

1980, with 11 claims and $310K paid.

What county is ZIP 70096 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.