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ZIP code 70806, East 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.

ZIP code 70806, in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, has 183 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 139 of them paid for a total of $2.2M.

That is 0.8% of the 22,575 claims recorded across East Baton Rouge Parish. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $16K, lower than the county average of $68K and the Louisiana average of $54K.

FEMA counts 13 repetitive-loss properties and 3 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 35,986 residential flood policies in force, covering 24% of residential structures.

183NFIP claims since 1978
139paid claims
$2.2Mtotal paid
$16Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 70806East Baton RougeLouisianaUS
Claims since 197818322,575485,7432,680,429
Share of claims paid76%86%80%78%
Average paid claim$16K$68K$54K$43K
Share of county claims0.8%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties131,29430,692—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 70806 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s28$168,878
1980s39$166,095
1990s40$332,812
2000s32$669,971
2010s30$602,523
2020s14$301,867
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202675$126,321$25,264
202211$42,361$42,361
202155$132,390$26,478
202011$795$795
201988$370,559$46,320
201810$0—
201743$57,445$19,148
2016137$170,708$24,387
201520$0—
201221$3,811$3,811
200862$16,207$8,104
200722$49,219$24,610
200643$172,996$57,665
200594$339,186$84,796
200422$11,651$5,825
200322$45,314$22,657
200211$2,681$2,681
200164$32,716$8,179
199711$12,039$12,039
199610$0—
19951411$120,310$10,937
199432$8,207$4,103
199333$30,345$10,115
199277$68,077$9,725
199187$79,192$11,313
199033$14,642$4,881
1989118$39,159$4,895
198522$903$451
198421$4,320$4,320
19831411$103,455$9,405
1980107$18,259$2,608
19792624$166,344$6,931
197821$2,534$2,534

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: East Baton Rouge Parish

East Baton Rouge Parish has 713 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (32 in the last 12 months), 47 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 122; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 8.

Hail: 111 · Tornado: 46 · Flood: 122 · Wind: 302 · Winter: 11 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 70806?

183 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 139 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 70806?

$2.2M across 139 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $16K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 70806?

1979, with 26 claims and $166K paid.

What county is ZIP 70806 in?

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