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ZIP code 70815, 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 70815, in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, has 2,206 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 1,892 of them paid for a total of $155M.

That is 9.8% of the 22,575 claims recorded across East Baton Rouge Parish. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $82K, close to the county average of $68K and the Louisiana average of $54K.

FEMA counts 126 repetitive-loss properties and 21 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.

2,206NFIP claims since 1978
1,892paid claims
$155Mtotal paid
$82Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 70815East Baton RougeLouisianaUS
Claims since 19782,20622,575485,7432,680,429
Share of claims paid86%86%80%78%
Average paid claim$82K$68K$54K$43K
Share of county claims9.8%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties1261,29430,692—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 70815 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s31$164,806
1980s101$646,639
1990s198$2,057,063
2000s168$1,450,868
2010s1,516$140,402,528
2020s192$10,390,933
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
20261511$619,636$56,331
202563$267,341$89,114
202420$0—
202351$29,368$29,368
202272$121,660$60,830
2021142116$9,040,045$77,931
20201511$312,882$28,444
2019117$493,162$70,452
201871$2,526$2,526
2017113$40,676$13,559
20161,4501,339$139,782,469$104,393
201583$17,515$5,838
201460$0—
201360$0—
2012116$22,385$3,731
201133$42,996$14,332
201031$798$798
200931$6,934$6,934
20082813$116,688$8,976
200711$16,831$16,831
20061511$138,776$12,616
20053319$359,634$18,928
20043836$627,925$17,442
200384$20,581$5,145
200285$14,605$2,921
20012115$66,975$4,465
2000139$81,917$9,102
199944$10,592$2,648
199842$3,169$1,584
19971310$127,698$12,770
199630$0—
19955346$477,497$10,380
199411$731$731
19931310$38,785$3,878
19924133$520,283$15,766
19916559$858,461$14,550
199011$19,847$19,847
198943$16,690$5,563
198822$1,099$550
198720$0—
198643$50,513$16,838
198566$23,625$3,937
198411$12,750$12,750
19834638$496,615$13,069
198284$5,692$1,423
198132$593$296
19802518$39,064$2,170
19793128$164,806$5,886

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 70815?

2,206 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 1,892 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 70815?

$155M across 1,892 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $82K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 70815?

2016, with 1,450 claims and $140M paid.

What county is ZIP 70815 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.