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ZIP code 70125, Orleans 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 70125, in Orleans Parish, Louisiana, has 10,828 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 9,669 of them paid for a total of $477M.

That is 8.5% of the 127,255 claims recorded across Orleans Parish. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $49K, lower than the county average of $70K and the Louisiana average of $54K.

FEMA counts 796 repetitive-loss properties and 324 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 56,109 residential flood policies in force, covering 51.8% of residential structures.

10,828NFIP claims since 1978
9,669paid claims
$477Mtotal paid
$49Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 70125OrleansLouisianaUS
Claims since 197810,828127,255485,7432,680,429
Share of claims paid89%82%80%78%
Average paid claim$49K$70K$54K$43K
Share of county claims8.5%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties7965,32730,692—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 70125 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s507$2,303,996
1980s2,781$14,607,693
1990s3,235$40,144,087
2000s3,869$407,828,258
2010s334$10,426,847
2020s102$1,498,179
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202620$0—
202531$21,879$21,879
20243631$880,129$28,391
20232016$405,212$25,326
202210$0—
20213510$178,848$17,885
202052$12,111$6,056
2019281241$9,710,492$40,292
2017138$471,509$58,939
201410$0—
201321$14,574$14,574
20122712$54,843$4,570
201120$0—
201085$175,430$35,086
2009119$67,584$7,509
2008272$3,697$1,848
200754$17,885$4,471
200622$14,037$7,019
20053,5683,493$407,148,185$116,561
200471$132$132
2003169$49,842$5,538
200216473$374,019$5,124
20016937$152,877$4,132
199985$51,926$10,385
1998734622$7,467,856$12,006
199710$0—
19951,5621,424$25,874,562$18,170
1994120100$613,437$6,134
199310$0—
19928667$304,356$4,543
1991680586$5,663,270$9,664
19904336$168,679$4,686
19893426$206,344$7,936
1988252220$1,247,392$5,670
198611$1,279$1,279
198554$6,330$1,582
1983989839$5,808,801$6,923
1982269225$916,703$4,074
1981312278$1,264,976$4,550
1980919844$5,155,868$6,109
197962$477$239
1978501433$2,303,519$5,320

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: Orleans Parish

Orleans Parish has 545 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (11 in the last 12 months), 39 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 214; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 15.

Hail: 37 · Tornado: 25 · Flood: 214 · Wind: 194 · Winter: 4 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 70125?

10,828 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 9,669 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 70125?

$477M across 9,669 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $49K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 70125?

2005, with 3,568 claims and $407M paid.

What county is ZIP 70125 in?

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