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ZIP code 70732, Pointe Coupee 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 70732, in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, has 21 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 17 of them paid for a total of $169K.

That is 1.1% of the 1,896 claims recorded across Pointe Coupee Parish. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $10K, lower than the county average of $16K and the Louisiana average of $54K.

At county level FEMA counts 1,229 residential flood policies in force, covering 11.3% of residential structures.

21NFIP claims since 1978
17paid claims
$169Ktotal paid
$10Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 70732Pointe CoupeeLouisianaUS
Claims since 1978211,896485,7432,680,429
Share of claims paid81%88%80%78%
Average paid claim$10K$16K$54K$43K
Share of county claims1.1%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties021030,692—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 70732 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s2$8,897
1980s9$27,124
1990s5$43,309
2000s2$6,773
2010s3$82,583
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
201621$82,583$82,583
201210$0—
200811$5,343$5,343
200511$1,430$1,430
199711$14,230$14,230
199111$9,462$9,462
199033$19,617$6,539
198911$2,524$2,524
198321$6,599$6,599
198211$6,350$6,350
198054$11,651$2,913
197922$8,897$4,449

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: Pointe Coupee Parish

Pointe Coupee Parish has 297 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (14 in the last 12 months), 47 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 23; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 6.

Hail: 37 · Tornado: 21 · Flood: 23 · Wind: 140 · Winter: 16 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 70732?

21 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 17 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 70732?

$169K across 17 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $10K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 70732?

1980, with 5 claims and $12K paid.

What county is ZIP 70732 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Pointe Coupee 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.