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ZIP code 70401, Tangipahoa 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 932 NFIP claims for ZIP 70401 (Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana), with $34M paid on 708 claims since 1978.

That is 21.7% of the 4,296 claims recorded across Tangipahoa Parish. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $48K, close to the county average of $51K and the Louisiana average of $54K.

FEMA counts 133 repetitive-loss properties and 28 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 6,827 residential flood policies in force, covering 15.1% of residential structures.

932NFIP claims since 1978
708paid claims
$34Mtotal paid
$48Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 70401TangipahoaLouisianaUS
Claims since 19789324,296485,7432,680,429
Share of claims paid76%81%80%78%
Average paid claim$48K$51K$54K$43K
Share of county claims21.7%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties13358530,692—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 70401 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s2$4,719
1980s74$667,053
1990s52$158,403
2000s131$1,011,248
2010s355$13,536,139
2020s318$18,725,867
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202431$22,222$22,222
202311$31,400$31,400
202210$0—
2021313264$18,672,244$70,728
201931$14,108$14,108
201810$0—
201732$94,469$47,235
2016277239$12,061,610$50,467
201322$64,996$32,498
20126140$1,232,954$30,824
201132$16,135$8,067
201054$51,867$12,967
200910$0—
20084736$617,125$17,142
200621$2,365$2,365
20055811$258,498$23,500
200464$78,314$19,579
200362$28,144$14,072
200285$22,215$4,443
200133$4,586$1,529
199911$2,360$2,360
199832$18,158$9,079
199631$3,840$3,840
199553$5,913$1,971
1994183$27,300$9,100
19931810$95,007$9,501
199210$0—
199110$0—
199022$5,825$2,913
198921$955$955
198821$1,100$1,100
198766$26,172$4,362
198510$0—
19835352$618,557$11,895
1980106$20,269$3,378
197922$4,719$2,360

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: Tangipahoa Parish

Tangipahoa Parish has 530 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (34 in the last 12 months), 48 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 42; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 6.

Hail: 72 · Tornado: 79 · Flood: 42 · Wind: 280 · Winter: 7 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 70401?

932 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 708 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 70401?

$34M across 708 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $48K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 70401?

2021, with 313 claims and $19M paid.

What county is ZIP 70401 in?

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