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ZIP code 70380, St. Mary 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 1,222 NFIP claims for ZIP 70380 (St. Mary Parish, Louisiana), with $9.4M paid on 891 claims since 1978.

That is 48.3% of the 2,532 claims recorded across St. Mary Parish. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $11K, lower than the county average of $20K and the Louisiana average of $54K.

FEMA counts 57 repetitive-loss properties and 5 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 2,543 residential flood policies in force, covering 12.4% of residential structures.

1,222NFIP claims since 1978
891paid claims
$9.4Mtotal paid
$11Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 70380St. MaryLouisianaUS
Claims since 19781,2222,532485,7432,680,429
Share of claims paid73%75%80%78%
Average paid claim$11K$20K$54K$43K
Share of county claims48.3%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties5725430,692—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 70380 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s71$148,622
1980s225$433,735
1990s409$1,963,629
2000s179$722,396
2010s236$1,531,230
2020s102$4,576,149
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
20248972$4,482,243$62,253
202311$9,747$9,747
202192$27,386$13,693
202031$56,773$56,773
20195546$703,090$15,285
201821$144$144
20171211$150,405$13,673
201610$0—
201554$11,674$2,918
20131511$86,540$7,867
201272$16,562$8,281
2011135115$559,450$4,865
201041$3,366$3,366
200998$36,095$4,512
20085218$116,151$6,453
200611$5,880$5,880
20053311$261,565$23,779
200486$36,225$6,037
2002208$67,797$8,475
20015343$198,340$4,613
200031$343$343
199953$18,406$6,135
199897$26,025$3,718
199710288$240,661$2,735
19961715$65,950$4,397
19954031$332,136$10,714
19941110$16,312$1,631
199384$2,166$542
19927041$310,732$7,579
1991145123$948,767$7,714
199022$2,476$1,238
1989148$10,383$1,298
19883622$36,397$1,654
198774$2,778$695
198610$0—
1985147$35,301$5,043
19842913$38,140$2,934
19833927$168,653$6,246
19821211$25,190$2,290
19807353$116,892$2,206
19796654$143,904$2,665
197855$4,718$944

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: St. Mary Parish

St. Mary Parish has 247 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (2 in the last 12 months), 49 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 39; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 21.

Hail: 39 · Tornado: 24 · Flood: 39 · Wind: 90 · Winter: 8 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 70380?

1,222 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 891 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 70380?

$9.4M across 891 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $11K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 70380?

1991, with 145 claims and $949K paid.

What county is ZIP 70380 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for St. Mary 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.