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ZIP code 71327, 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.

OpenFEMA lists 60 NFIP claims for ZIP 71327 (Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana), with $1.1M paid on 53 claims since 1978.

That is 3.6% of the 1,652 claims recorded across Avoyelles Parish. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $21K, higher than the county average of $13K and the Louisiana average of $54K.

FEMA counts 3 repetitive-loss properties and 0 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.

60NFIP claims since 1978
53paid claims
$1.1Mtotal paid
$21Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 71327AvoyellesLouisianaUS
Claims since 1978601,652485,7432,680,429
Share of claims paid88%85%80%78%
Average paid claim$21K$13K$54K$43K
Share of county claims3.6%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties311230,692—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 71327 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s23$133,736
1980s16$56,782
1990s6$33,974
2000s1$24,077
2010s4$62,849
2020s10$785,668
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
2026109$785,668$87,296
201911$40,906$40,906
201711$20,635$20,635
201322$1,307$653
200811$24,077$24,077
199755$33,549$6,710
199111$425$425
198394$11,772$2,943
198211$8,663$8,663
198065$36,347$7,269
19792323$133,736$5,815

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 71327?

60 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 53 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 71327?

$1.1M across 53 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $21K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 71327?

1979, with 23 claims and $134K paid.

What county is ZIP 71327 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.