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ZIP code 71232, Richland 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 71232, in Richland Parish, Louisiana, has 91 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 77 of them paid for a total of $1.2M.

That is 19.2% of the 473 claims recorded across Richland Parish. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $15K, lower than the county average of $27K and the Louisiana average of $54K.

FEMA counts 11 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 460 residential flood policies in force, covering 5.9% of residential structures.

91NFIP claims since 1978
77paid claims
$1.2Mtotal paid
$15Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 71232RichlandLouisianaUS
Claims since 197891473485,7432,680,429
Share of claims paid85%86%80%78%
Average paid claim$15K$27K$54K$43K
Share of county claims19.2%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties117830,692—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 71232 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s6$16,319
1980s12$59,716
1990s32$212,357
2000s27$553,605
2010s11$239,850
2020s3$105,662
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202211$32,293$32,293
202022$73,369$36,685
201911$13,582$13,582
201811$59,511$59,511
201652$48,442$24,221
201421$49,892$49,892
201322$68,423$34,212
200887$263,947$37,707
200711$4,342$4,342
200699$241,719$26,858
200211$2,162$2,162
200154$30,737$7,684
200032$10,699$5,350
199921$7,450$7,450
199822$30,242$15,121
199711$22,525$22,525
199522$12,420$6,210
199411$8,109$8,109
199363$18,953$6,318
19911616$102,512$6,407
199022$10,145$5,073
198921$4,213$4,213
198711$1,994$1,994
198386$23,505$3,918
198211$30,004$30,004
197966$16,319$2,720

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: Richland Parish

Richland Parish has 461 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (11 in the last 12 months), 36 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Very Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 48; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 114 · Tornado: 40 · Flood: 48 · Wind: 210 · Winter: 17 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 71232?

91 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 77 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 71232?

$1.2M across 77 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $15K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 71232?

1991, with 16 claims and $103K paid.

What county is ZIP 71232 in?

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