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ZIP code 71282, Madison 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 221 NFIP claims for ZIP 71282 (Madison Parish, Louisiana), with $2.3M paid on 163 claims since 1978.

That is 88.4% of the 250 claims recorded across Madison Parish. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $14K, close to the county average of $15K and the Louisiana average of $54K.

FEMA counts 23 repetitive-loss properties and 2 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 242 residential flood policies in force, covering 6.9% of residential structures.

221NFIP claims since 1978
163paid claims
$2.3Mtotal paid
$14Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 71282MadisonLouisianaUS
Claims since 1978221250485,7432,680,429
Share of claims paid74%72%80%78%
Average paid claim$14K$15K$54K$43K
Share of county claims88.4%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties232730,692—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 71282 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s3$16,705
1980s56$118,347
1990s57$319,399
2000s26$233,198
2010s76$1,605,188
2020s3$3,408
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202510$0—
202411$3,408$3,408
202010$0—
201944$45,203$11,301
201822$18,232$9,116
2017149$283,826$31,536
201675$60,688$12,138
201542$24,515$12,257
201431$833$833
20132724$744,576$31,024
2011155$427,316$85,463
200922$6,355$3,178
200855$67,555$13,511
200687$61,878$8,840
200530$0—
200344$38,548$9,637
200211$18,662$18,662
200133$40,200$13,400
199810$0—
199765$81,274$16,255
199533$24,196$8,065
199466$37,384$6,231
199311$6,442$6,442
199211$508$508
19912214$126,410$9,029
19901714$43,186$3,085
198921$4,084$4,084
198810$0—
19871512$49,042$4,087
198451$3,104$3,104
1983108$25,692$3,211
19822118$35,322$1,962
198121$1,103$1,103
197922$16,373$8,187
197811$332$332

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: Madison Parish

Madison Parish has 403 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (6 in the last 12 months), 33 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Very Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 25; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 1.

Hail: 88 · Tornado: 65 · Flood: 25 · Wind: 176 · Winter: 17 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 71282?

221 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 163 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 71282?

$2.3M across 163 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $14K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 71282?

2013, with 27 claims and $745K paid.

What county is ZIP 71282 in?

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