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ZIP code 70560, Iberia 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 2,108 NFIP claims for ZIP 70560 (Iberia Parish, Louisiana), with $67M paid on 1,803 claims since 1978.

That is 72.9% of the 2,891 claims recorded across Iberia Parish. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $37K, close to the county average of $36K and the Louisiana average of $54K.

FEMA counts 255 repetitive-loss properties and 34 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 2,827 residential flood policies in force, covering 11.6% of residential structures.

2,108NFIP claims since 1978
1,803paid claims
$67Mtotal paid
$37Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 70560IberiaLouisianaUS
Claims since 19782,1082,891485,7432,680,429
Share of claims paid86%86%80%78%
Average paid claim$37K$36K$54K$43K
Share of county claims72.9%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties25536030,692—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 70560 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s69$153,650
1980s232$1,702,503
1990s67$439,962
2000s1,244$44,459,824
2010s400$16,906,431
2020s96$3,249,485
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202566$495,709$82,618
202411$57,155$57,155
202320$0—
202250$0—
20211714$655,760$46,840
20206546$2,040,861$44,367
20192415$268,043$17,870
201822$16,869$8,435
20171210$157,315$15,732
2016320274$15,157,437$55,319
20152722$1,028,365$46,744
2014107$196,601$28,086
201311$14,977$14,977
201221$3,787$3,787
201022$63,038$31,519
20091414$326,858$23,347
2008528454$16,976,078$37,392
200721$3,462$3,462
200654$44,576$11,144
2005614550$26,295,827$47,811
200411$6,033$6,033
200322$16,632$8,316
20025038$537,014$14,132
20012621$250,141$11,911
200021$3,205$3,205
199922$7,631$3,815
199885$26,733$5,347
19973028$300,138$10,719
199633$4,255$1,418
199522$7,787$3,893
199375$27,862$5,572
1992129$64,258$7,140
199122$1,299$649
199010$0—
198986$23,241$3,874
198811$6,100$6,100
198711$613$613
19862821$46,744$2,226
1985138$50,996$6,374
1984144131$1,506,544$11,500
198397$17,395$2,485
198242$7,137$3,569
198165$16,115$3,223
19801815$27,619$1,841
19792422$37,532$1,706
19784541$116,119$2,832

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: Iberia Parish

Iberia Parish has 279 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (3 in the last 12 months), 43 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 43; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 18.

Hail: 42 · Tornado: 28 · Flood: 43 · Wind: 112 · Winter: 10 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 70560?

2,108 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 1,803 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 70560?

$67M across 1,803 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $37K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 70560?

2005, with 614 claims and $26M paid.

What county is ZIP 70560 in?

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