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ZIP code 70719, West Baton Rouge 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 60 NFIP claims for ZIP 70719 (West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana), with $1.0M paid on 41 claims since 1978.

That is 21.1% of the 285 claims recorded across West Baton Rouge Parish. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $25K, lower than the county average of $34K and the Louisiana average of $54K.

FEMA counts 4 repetitive-loss properties and 1 severe repetitive-loss property in the ZIP (properties with two or more paid flood claims); their locations are not published.

At county level FEMA counts 1,228 residential flood policies in force, covering 12.2% of residential structures.

60NFIP claims since 1978
41paid claims
$1.0Mtotal paid
$25Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 70719West Baton RougeLouisianaUS
Claims since 197860285485,7432,680,429
Share of claims paid68%77%80%78%
Average paid claim$25K$34K$54K$43K
Share of county claims21.1%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties42230,692—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 70719 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s6$18,538
1980s19$41,359
1990s1$14,111
2000s13$63,199
2010s5$63,793
2020s16$806,208
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202644$202,303$50,576
202544$411,271$102,818
202322$61,665$30,832
202211$28,521$28,521
202132$102,448$51,224
202020$0—
201911$5,988$5,988
201044$57,805$14,451
200910$0—
2008111$2,539$2,539
200611$60,660$60,660
199111$14,111$14,111
198821$2,183$2,183
198511$1,502$1,502
198411$5,776$5,776
198211$1,919$1,919
19801410$29,980$2,998
197966$18,538$3,090

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: West Baton Rouge Parish

West Baton Rouge Parish has 168 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (4 in the last 12 months), 38 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Very Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 12; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 10.

Hail: 25 · Tornado: 11 · Flood: 12 · Wind: 57 · Winter: 10 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 70719?

60 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 41 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 70719?

$1.0M across 41 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $25K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 70719?

1980, with 14 claims and $30K paid.

What county is ZIP 70719 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for West Baton Rouge 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.