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ZIP Code 70355, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Flood insurance claims (NFIP) on record, by year of loss

This page is a ZIP Code record of past events and claims. It does not show the flood zone or the risk of an address. For the flood map of an address, use FEMA's address search (opens in a new tab).

OpenFEMA has 15 NFIP claims on record for ZIP Code 70355 from 1978 through 8 Sep 2026.

The NFIP paid $80 thousand on these claims.

The site puts ZIP Code 70355 in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, because most of its claims have the code of that county.

It is derived from the National Flood Insurance Program system of record, staged in the program's reporting platform and redacted to protect policy holder personally identifiable information.

5-digit Postal Zip Code of the insured property as reported by WYO partners

The words of the agency. Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset "NFIP Redacted Claims - v3", copied on . The page gives: last data refresh 2026-09-09.

Date of the data: OpenFEMA NFIP claims through .

Claims by year of loss

NFIP claims in ZIP Code 70355 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026
DecadeYear that ends in 0Year that ends in 1Year that ends in 2Year that ends in 3Year that ends in 4Year that ends in 5Year that ends in 6Year that ends in 7Year that ends in 8Year that ends in 9All
1970s000
1980s10000100002
1990s10400010118
2000s02000000114
2010s00000000000
2020s0100000 (part of the year)1

A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.

NFIP claims in ZIP Code 70355 by year of loss, with the amount paid (OpenFEMA, through 8 Sep 2026)
Year of lossClaimsClaims with a paymentAmount paid
20211not shownnot shown
20091not shownnot shown
20081not shownnot shown
20012not shownnot shown
19991not shownnot shown
19981not shownnot shown
19961not shownnot shown
19924not shownnot shown
19901not shownnot shown
19851not shownnot shown
19801not shownnot shown
All years159$79,919

A year with fewer than 5 claims shows the count of claims and no amount. A year with 1 to 4 claims with a payment shows no amount either. Such an amount could point to one property. The amount is the sum of the building, contents and increased cost of compliance payments.

A ZIP Code in the NFIP file is the ZIP Code that the policyholder reports. How FEMA redacts NFIP claims

This dataset is not intended to be an official federal report, and should not be considered an official federal report.

The words of the agency. Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset "NFIP Redacted Claims - v3", copied on . The page gives: last data refresh 2026-09-09.

FEMA cannot verify the quality and/or timeliness of any data or any analysis derived therefrom after the data has been retrieved from FEMA.gov.

The words of the agency. Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Terms and Conditions, copied on . The page gives: last updated 2025-01-22.

The county: Lafourche Parish

Storm events, disaster declarations and the National Risk Index are records for a county. The page of Lafourche Parish has them.

NFIP claims and flood events: ZIP Code 70355 beside Lafourche Parish and the total of the counties of Louisiana
MeasureZIP Code 70355LafourcheAll counties of Louisiana
NFIP claims, 1978 to 2026156,203481,242
Claims for each 1,000 policies in force, 2016 to 2025no figure121.2198.0
Flood events on record (NCEI), 1996 to 2026no figure263,284

The column of the state totals the counties. FEMA gives the policies in force for a county and not for a ZIP Code. The claims have every type of building. FEMA counts residential policies only. NCEI records storm events for a county or a forecast zone.

Official channels

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Cite this page

County Hazards. "Flood insurance claims on record for ZIP Code 70355". https://countyhazards.com/zip/70355/. Data: FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP claims through 8 Sep 2026. Page made on .

Questions

Which year of loss has the most NFIP claims in ZIP Code 70355?
1992 has 4 claims of the 15 claims on record from 1978 through 8 Sep 2026.
Does this page show the claims of one property?
No. FEMA redacts the claims file to protect policy holders. This page shows totals for the ZIP Code.
How many NFIP claims are on record for Lafourche Parish?
OpenFEMA has 6,203 NFIP claims on record for Lafourche Parish from 1978 through 8 Sep 2026. ZIP Code 70355 has 15 of them.
Is ZIP Code 70355 in one county only?
A ZIP Code can be in more than one county. The site puts a ZIP Code in the county that most of its claims name.