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ZIP code 70458, St. Tammany 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 13,734 NFIP claims for ZIP 70458 (St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana), with $852M paid on 11,385 claims since 1978.

That is 35.7% of the 38,420 claims recorded across St. Tammany Parish. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $75K, close to the county average of $60K and the Louisiana average of $54K.

FEMA counts 1,015 repetitive-loss properties and 181 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 37,387 residential flood policies in force, covering 40.5% of residential structures.

13,734NFIP claims since 1978
11,385paid claims
$852Mtotal paid
$75Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 70458St. TammanyLouisianaUS
Claims since 197813,73438,420485,7432,680,429
Share of claims paid83%77%80%78%
Average paid claim$75K$60K$54K$43K
Share of county claims35.7%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties1,0153,05830,692—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 70458 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s51$140,148
1980s473$3,249,794
1990s2,160$34,808,785
2000s9,320$769,600,310
2010s1,011$26,484,642
2020s719$17,527,080
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
20263933$787,215$23,855
202531$9,104$9,104
20246438$913,668$24,044
202392$33,301$16,651
202251$6,573$6,573
2021551387$15,483,865$40,010
20204820$293,354$14,668
20192112$116,189$9,682
201873$12,416$4,139
20172214$90,279$6,449
2016187$70,354$10,051
20151710$169,070$16,907
20142013$150,815$11,601
201331$12,510$12,510
2012848667$24,949,629$37,406
20115036$871,409$24,206
201052$41,971$20,985
20091915$121,041$8,069
2008206130$2,961,066$22,777
200752$9,571$4,786
200692$21,606$10,803
20057,3666,245$734,262,268$117,576
20047459$830,084$14,069
20035435$326,019$9,315
2002666544$15,368,938$28,252
2001908809$15,661,433$19,359
2000137$38,286$5,469
199932$1,409$704
1998282214$3,160,306$14,768
19972416$68,922$4,308
19967250$251,007$5,020
19951,6021,474$30,772,135$20,877
199453$12,347$4,116
19936345$213,718$4,749
19925634$150,232$4,419
19914632$158,493$4,953
199073$20,216$6,739
198931$1,459$1,459
19882820$108,697$5,435
198752$4,064$2,032
198632$3,161$1,581
1985164129$1,741,061$13,497
198410$0—
1983137120$1,025,216$8,543
198287$5,831$833
19811915$14,571$971
198010578$345,733$4,432
19794236$131,376$3,649
197897$8,771$1,253

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. Tammany Parish

St. Tammany Parish has 802 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (38 in the last 12 months), 50 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 162; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 9.

Hail: 98 · Tornado: 74 · Flood: 162 · Wind: 374 · Winter: 8 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 70458?

13,734 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 11,385 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 70458?

$852M across 11,385 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $75K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 70458?

2005, with 7,366 claims and $734M paid.

What county is ZIP 70458 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for St. Tammany 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 30 Sep 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.