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ZIP code 71109, Caddo 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 159 NFIP claims for ZIP 71109 (Caddo Parish, Louisiana), with $1.7M paid on 119 claims since 1978.

That is 6.5% of the 2,438 claims recorded across Caddo Parish. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $14K, lower than the county average of $22K and the Louisiana average of $54K.

FEMA counts 9 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 4,088 residential flood policies in force, covering 4.3% of residential structures.

159NFIP claims since 1978
119paid claims
$1.7Mtotal paid
$14Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 71109CaddoLouisianaUS
Claims since 19781592,438485,7432,680,429
Share of claims paid75%80%80%78%
Average paid claim$14K$22K$54K$43K
Share of county claims6.5%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties922230,692—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 71109 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s2$1,864
1980s32$105,642
1990s71$433,202
2000s25$430,433
2010s15$461,148
2020s14$251,847
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202610$0—
202510$0—
202453$159,572$53,191
202332$76,641$38,321
202131$15,633$15,633
202010$0—
201911$45,568$45,568
2016116$415,579$69,263
201330$0—
200955$57,705$11,541
20081010$284,979$28,498
200510$0—
200122$540$270
200075$87,209$17,442
199965$84,363$16,873
199811$154$154
199732$9,074$4,537
199611$3,494$3,494
19932621$114,016$5,429
199211$3,169$3,169
19912117$194,172$11,422
19901210$24,759$2,476
198965$10,638$2,128
198711$500$500
19861510$79,577$7,958
198566$13,807$2,301
198411$447$447
198310$0—
198121$674$674
197922$1,864$932

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: Caddo Parish

Caddo Parish has 2,132 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (61 in the last 12 months), 35 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 287; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 641 · Tornado: 109 · Flood: 287 · Wind: 846 · Winter: 31 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 71109?

159 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 119 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 71109?

$1.7M across 119 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $14K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 71109?

1993, with 26 claims and $114K paid.

What county is ZIP 71109 in?

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