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ZIP code 70346, Ascension 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 86 NFIP claims for ZIP 70346 (Ascension Parish, Louisiana), with $1.0M paid on 63 claims since 1978.

That is 1.3% of the 6,783 claims recorded across Ascension Parish. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $17K, lower than the county average of $61K and the Louisiana average of $54K.

FEMA counts 10 repetitive-loss properties and 0 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 13,203 residential flood policies in force, covering 28.9% of residential structures.

86NFIP claims since 1978
63paid claims
$1.0Mtotal paid
$17Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 70346AscensionLouisianaUS
Claims since 1978866,783485,7432,680,429
Share of claims paid73%85%80%78%
Average paid claim$17K$61K$54K$43K
Share of county claims1.3%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties1038530,692—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 70346 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s4$4,202
1980s5$16,075
1990s9$34,880
2000s17$55,697
2010s38$781,082
2020s13$158,025
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202622$34,869$17,434
202511$6,627$6,627
202464$92,552$23,138
202221$23,978$23,978
202120$0—
201921$12,326$12,326
201810$0—
201711$30,809$30,809
20162320$544,691$27,235
201486$159,860$26,643
201133$33,396$11,132
200943$30,744$10,248
200841$528$528
200611$2,007$2,007
200521$10,829$10,829
200311$1,244$1,244
200151$10,344$10,344
199833$14,425$4,808
199420$0—
199311$3,326$3,326
199211$8,482$8,482
199122$8,648$4,324
198522$7,067$3,534
198311$5,922$5,922
198022$3,087$1,543
197944$4,202$1,050

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: Ascension Parish

Ascension Parish has 236 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (6 in the last 12 months), 66 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 34; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 14.

Hail: 39 · Tornado: 23 · Flood: 34 · Wind: 105 · Winter: 3 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 70346?

86 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 63 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 70346?

$1.0M across 63 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $17K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 70346?

2016, with 23 claims and $545K paid.

What county is ZIP 70346 in?

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