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ZIP code 70510, Vermilion 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 70510, in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, has 1,815 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 1,553 of them paid for a total of $76M.

That is 37.8% of the 4,799 claims recorded across Vermilion Parish. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $49K, close to the county average of $45K and the Louisiana average of $54K.

FEMA counts 134 repetitive-loss properties and 24 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 4,149 residential flood policies in force, covering 25.3% of residential structures.

1,815NFIP claims since 1978
1,553paid claims
$76Mtotal paid
$49Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 70510VermilionLouisianaUS
Claims since 19781,8154,799485,7432,680,429
Share of claims paid86%87%80%78%
Average paid claim$49K$45K$54K$43K
Share of county claims37.8%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties13436930,692—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 70510 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s15$18,508
1980s109$1,220,015
1990s136$1,600,456
2000s987$40,803,964
2010s504$31,059,520
2020s64$885,839
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202531$13,528$13,528
202175$27,238$5,448
20205433$845,073$25,608
201954$131,145$32,786
201897$103,641$14,806
201744$47,423$11,856
2016451404$30,302,561$75,006
2015129$162,606$18,067
201411$17,302$17,302
2013106$173,666$28,944
201121$10,883$10,883
2010109$110,292$12,255
200911$37,019$37,019
2008407348$17,169,950$49,339
200764$47,488$11,872
20062020$353,367$17,668
2005456399$21,749,072$54,509
200410$0—
200342$8,440$4,220
20024736$595,762$16,549
20014337$838,751$22,669
200021$4,115$4,115
19992625$337,359$13,494
1998138$216,387$27,048
1997108$80,715$10,089
19953935$783,604$22,389
199377$32,864$4,695
199210$0—
19913124$101,735$4,239
199098$47,791$5,974
198964$3,310$828
198830$0—
198710$0—
19852624$300,855$12,536
19844744$619,822$14,087
198210$0—
198121$2,090$2,090
19802320$293,937$14,697
197954$6,096$1,524
1978109$12,412$1,379

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: Vermilion Parish

Vermilion Parish has 320 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (1 in the last 12 months), 46 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 41; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 13.

Hail: 58 · Tornado: 62 · Flood: 41 · Wind: 105 · Winter: 11 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 70510?

1,815 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 1,553 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 70510?

$76M across 1,553 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $49K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 70510?

2005, with 456 claims and $22M paid.

What county is ZIP 70510 in?

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