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ZIP code 70466, 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.

ZIP code 70466, in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, has 213 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 160 of them paid for a total of $6.8M.

That is 5% of the 4,296 claims recorded across Tangipahoa Parish. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $42K, close to the county average of $51K and the Louisiana average of $54K.

FEMA counts 25 repetitive-loss properties and 2 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.

213NFIP claims since 1978
160paid claims
$6.8Mtotal paid
$42Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 70466TangipahoaLouisianaUS
Claims since 19782134,296485,7432,680,429
Share of claims paid75%81%80%78%
Average paid claim$42K$51K$54K$43K
Share of county claims5.0%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties2558530,692—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 70466 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s1$0
1980s17$71,661
1990s3$60,578
2000s23$141,384
2010s132$5,368,137
2020s37$1,147,681
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202210$0—
20213527$1,147,681$42,507
202010$0—
201810$0—
201730$0—
2016120103$5,272,857$51,193
201286$95,280$15,880
200831$49,188$49,188
200621$5,532$5,532
2005113$82,163$27,388
200311$882$882
200240$0—
200122$3,619$1,810
199511$26,964$26,964
199211$33,614$33,614
199010$0—
198811$12,301$12,301
198721$4,136$4,136
198532$9,908$4,954
198411$1,186$1,186
198365$37,142$7,428
198222$2,889$1,444
198022$4,099$2,049
197910$0—

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 70466?

213 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 160 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 70466?

$6.8M across 160 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $42K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 70466?

2016, with 120 claims and $5.3M paid.

What county is ZIP 70466 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.