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ZIP code 71762, Union County, Arkansas

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 71762, in Union County, Arkansas, has 20 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 17 of them paid for a total of $273K.

That is 14.6% of the 137 claims recorded across Union County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $16K, close to the county average of $20K and the Arkansas average of $27K.

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 72 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.5% of residential structures.

20NFIP claims since 1978
17paid claims
$273Ktotal paid
$16Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 71762UnionArkansasUS
Claims since 19782013710,2602,680,429
Share of claims paid85%77%80%78%
Average paid claim$16K$20K$27K$43K
Share of county claims14.6%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties3121,139—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 71762 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s4$22,260
1990s7$34,993
2000s3$46,278
2010s2$4,977
2020s4$164,680
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202422$84,750$42,375
202222$79,931$39,965
201911$4,977$4,977
201410$0—
200133$46,278$15,426
199322$22,090$11,045
199133$8,015$2,672
199021$4,887$4,887
198711$500$500
198632$21,760$10,880

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: Union County

Union County has 694 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (25 in the last 12 months), 21 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 67; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 172 · Tornado: 45 · Flood: 67 · Wind: 234 · Winter: 41 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 71762?

20 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 17 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 71762?

$273K across 17 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $16K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 71762?

1986, with 3 claims and $22K paid.

What county is ZIP 71762 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Union County, Arkansas; 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.