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ZIP code 70759, 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.

OpenFEMA lists 75 NFIP claims for ZIP 70759 (Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana), with $695K paid on 65 claims since 1978.

That is 4% of the 1,896 claims recorded across Pointe Coupee Parish. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $11K, lower than the county average of $16K and the Louisiana average of $54K.

FEMA counts 5 repetitive-loss properties and 4 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 1,229 residential flood policies in force, covering 11.3% of residential structures.

75NFIP claims since 1978
65paid claims
$695Ktotal paid
$11Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 70759Pointe CoupeeLouisianaUS
Claims since 1978751,896485,7432,680,429
Share of claims paid87%88%80%78%
Average paid claim$11K$16K$54K$43K
Share of county claims4.0%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties521030,692—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 70759 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s3$7,833
1980s19$68,619
1990s41$392,234
2000s5$68,461
2010s6$158,272
2020s1$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202110$0—
201910$0—
201144$158,272$39,568
201010$0—
200822$64,478$32,239
200311$1,037$1,037
200211$1,671$1,671
200111$1,275$1,275
199911$1,902$1,902
199811$5,251$5,251
199733$79,035$26,345
199622$35,964$17,982
199553$56,536$18,845
199455$59,032$11,806
199344$28,529$7,132
199199$79,735$8,859
19901110$46,250$4,625
198954$27,381$6,845
198543$3,469$1,156
198433$5,914$1,971
198311$25,637$25,637
198211$2,009$2,009
198054$4,209$1,052
197932$7,833$3,917

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 70759?

75 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 65 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 70759?

$695K across 65 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $11K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 70759?

1990, with 11 claims and $46K paid.

What county is ZIP 70759 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 1 Oct 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.