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ZIP code 70807, 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.

OpenFEMA lists 56 NFIP claims for ZIP 70807 (East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana), with $1.0M paid on 36 claims since 1978.

That is 0.2% of the 22,575 claims recorded across East Baton Rouge Parish. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $28K, lower than the county average of $68K and the Louisiana average of $54K.

At county level FEMA counts 35,986 residential flood policies in force, covering 24% of residential structures.

56NFIP claims since 1978
36paid claims
$1.0Mtotal paid
$28Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 70807East Baton RougeLouisianaUS
Claims since 19785622,575485,7432,680,429
Share of claims paid64%86%80%78%
Average paid claim$28K$68K$54K$43K
Share of county claims0.2%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties01,29430,692—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 70807 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s1$8,799
1980s7$11,379
1990s9$32,192
2000s17$75,633
2010s16$677,311
2020s6$204,902
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202622$56,466$28,233
202144$148,436$37,109
201811$40,200$40,200
201710$0—
201695$550,331$110,066
201533$66,965$22,322
201410$0—
201311$19,816$19,816
200886$72,777$12,130
200550$0—
200220$0—
200122$2,856$1,428
199911$2,460$2,460
199575$28,061$5,612
199211$1,671$1,671
198910$0—
198810$0—
198711$498$498
198410$0—
198311$425$425
198211$1,900$1,900
198011$8,556$8,556
197911$8,799$8,799

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 70807?

56 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 36 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 70807?

$1.0M across 36 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $28K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 70807?

2016, with 9 claims and $550K paid.

What county is ZIP 70807 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.