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ZIP code 72201, Pulaski 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.

OpenFEMA lists 8 NFIP claims for ZIP 72201 (Pulaski County, Arkansas), with $283K paid on 8 claims since 1978.

That is 0.5% of the 1,720 claims recorded across Pulaski County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $35K, higher than the county average of $23K and the Arkansas average of $27K.

FEMA counts 2 repetitive-loss properties and 1 severe repetitive-loss property in the ZIP (properties with two or more paid flood claims); their locations are not published.

At county level FEMA counts 1,526 residential flood policies in force, covering 1.1% of residential structures.

8NFIP claims since 1978
8paid claims
$283Ktotal paid
$35Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 72201PulaskiArkansasUS
Claims since 197881,72010,2602,680,429
Share of claims paid100%76%80%78%
Average paid claim$35K$23K$27K$43K
Share of county claims0.5%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties21681,139—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 72201 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s2$11,020
1980s0$0
1990s0$0
2000s2$29,239
2010s4$243,076
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
201911$8,387$8,387
201711$129,746$129,746
201022$104,944$52,472
200822$29,239$14,620
197822$11,020$5,510

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: Pulaski County

Pulaski County has 2,074 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (21 in the last 12 months), 33 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 271; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 688 · Tornado: 103 · Flood: 271 · Wind: 750 · Winter: 82 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 72201?

8 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 8 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 72201?

$283K across 8 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $35K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 72201?

1978, with 2 claims and $11K paid.

What county is ZIP 72201 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Pulaski 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 30 Sep 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.