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ZIP Code 70549, Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana Flood insurance claims (NFIP) on record, by year of loss

This page is a ZIP Code record of past events and claims. It does not show the flood zone or the risk of an address. For the flood map of an address, use FEMA's address search (opens in a new tab).

OpenFEMA has 94 NFIP claims on record for ZIP Code 70549 from 1978 through 8 Sep 2026.

The NFIP paid $1.4 million on these claims.

The site puts ZIP Code 70549 in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana, because most of its claims have the code of that county.

It is derived from the National Flood Insurance Program system of record, staged in the program's reporting platform and redacted to protect policy holder personally identifiable information.

5-digit Postal Zip Code of the insured property as reported by WYO partners

The words of the agency. Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset "NFIP Redacted Claims - v3", copied on . The page gives: last data refresh 2026-09-09.

Date of the data: OpenFEMA NFIP claims through .

Claims by year of loss

NFIP claims in ZIP Code 70549 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026
DecadeYear that ends in 0Year that ends in 1Year that ends in 2Year that ends in 3Year that ends in 4Year that ends in 5Year that ends in 6Year that ends in 7Year that ends in 8Year that ends in 9All
1970s000
1980s10001400006
1990s00100010305
2000s0120814101027
2010s0107003830049
2020s7000000 (part of the year)7

A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.

NFIP claims in ZIP Code 70549 by year of loss, with the amount paid (OpenFEMA, through 8 Sep 2026)
Year of lossClaimsClaims with a paymentAmount paid
20207not shownnot shown
20173not shownnot shown
20163824$917,417
201376$157,254
20111not shownnot shown
20081not shownnot shown
20061not shownnot shown
2005147$102,006
200487$16,347
20022not shownnot shown
20011not shownnot shown
19983not shownnot shown
19961not shownnot shown
19921not shownnot shown
19854not shownnot shown
19841not shownnot shown
19801not shownnot shown
All years9458$1,354,765

A year with fewer than 5 claims shows the count of claims and no amount. A year with 1 to 4 claims with a payment shows no amount either. Such an amount could point to one property. The amount is the sum of the building, contents and increased cost of compliance payments.

A ZIP Code in the NFIP file is the ZIP Code that the policyholder reports. How FEMA redacts NFIP claims

This dataset is not intended to be an official federal report, and should not be considered an official federal report.

The words of the agency. Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset "NFIP Redacted Claims - v3", copied on . The page gives: last data refresh 2026-09-09.

FEMA cannot verify the quality and/or timeliness of any data or any analysis derived therefrom after the data has been retrieved from FEMA.gov.

The words of the agency. Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Terms and Conditions, copied on . The page gives: last updated 2025-01-22.

The county: Jefferson Davis Parish

Storm events, disaster declarations and the National Risk Index are records for a county. The page of Jefferson Davis Parish has them.

NFIP claims and flood events: ZIP Code 70549 beside Jefferson Davis Parish and the total of the counties of Louisiana
MeasureZIP Code 70549Jefferson DavisAll counties of Louisiana
NFIP claims, 1978 to 202694313481,242
Claims for each 1,000 policies in force, 2016 to 2025no figure204.2198.0
Flood events on record (NCEI), 1996 to 2026no figure363,284

The column of the state totals the counties. FEMA gives the policies in force for a county and not for a ZIP Code. The claims have every type of building. FEMA counts residential policies only. NCEI records storm events for a county or a forecast zone.

Official channels

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Cite this page

County Hazards. "Flood insurance claims on record for ZIP Code 70549". https://countyhazards.com/zip/70549/. Data: FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP claims through 8 Sep 2026. Page made on .

Questions

Which year of loss has the most NFIP claims in ZIP Code 70549?
2016 has 38 claims of the 94 claims on record from 1978 through 8 Sep 2026.
Does this page show the claims of one property?
No. FEMA redacts the claims file to protect policy holders. This page shows totals for the ZIP Code.
How many NFIP claims are on record for Jefferson Davis Parish?
OpenFEMA has 313 NFIP claims on record for Jefferson Davis Parish from 1978 through 8 Sep 2026. ZIP Code 70549 has 94 of them.
Is ZIP Code 70549 in one county only?
A ZIP Code can be in more than one county. The site puts a ZIP Code in the county that most of its claims name.