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ZIP code 71322, Avoyelles 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 71322, in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, has 149 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 129 of them paid for a total of $2.3M.

That is 9% of the 1,652 claims recorded across Avoyelles Parish. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $18K, higher than the county average of $13K and the Louisiana average of $54K.

FEMA counts 14 repetitive-loss properties and 5 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 752 residential flood policies in force, covering 4.6% of residential structures.

149NFIP claims since 1978
129paid claims
$2.3Mtotal paid
$18Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 71322AvoyellesLouisianaUS
Claims since 19781491,652485,7432,680,429
Share of claims paid87%85%80%78%
Average paid claim$18K$13K$54K$43K
Share of county claims9.0%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties1411230,692—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 71322 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s18$106,109
1980s40$157,012
1990s15$96,681
2000s29$487,141
2010s42$1,409,860
2020s5$70,603
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202211$12,032$12,032
202122$38,961$19,481
202022$19,610$9,805
201965$142,883$28,577
20172424$1,074,365$44,765
201663$38,629$12,876
201333$80,956$26,985
201033$73,026$24,342
2008118$298,567$37,321
200733$32,496$10,832
200621$30,385$30,385
200543$54,518$18,173
200411$3,367$3,367
200311$25,371$25,371
200231$5,284$5,284
200133$16,660$5,553
200011$20,493$20,493
199733$18,008$6,003
199533$37,459$12,486
199322$8,531$4,266
199211$5,640$5,640
199154$21,957$5,489
199011$5,085$5,085
198932$10,451$5,226
198822$4,230$2,115
198722$6,709$3,355
198521$4,760$4,760
198465$12,138$2,428
1983129$47,393$5,266
198265$45,069$9,014
198110$0—
198066$26,262$4,377
19791818$106,109$5,895

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: Avoyelles Parish

Avoyelles Parish has 367 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (13 in the last 12 months), 42 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 29; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 2.

Hail: 68 · Tornado: 55 · Flood: 29 · Wind: 167 · Winter: 23 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 71322?

149 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 129 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 71322?

$2.3M across 129 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $18K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 71322?

2017, with 24 claims and $1.1M paid.

What county is ZIP 71322 in?

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