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ZIP code 72904, Sebastian 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 41 NFIP claims for ZIP 72904 (Sebastian County, Arkansas), with $1.1M paid on 32 claims since 1978.

That is 9.7% of the 421 claims recorded across Sebastian County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $35K, lower than the county average of $56K and the Arkansas average of $27K.

FEMA counts 3 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 290 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.6% of residential structures.

41NFIP claims since 1978
32paid claims
$1.1Mtotal paid
$35Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 72904SebastianArkansasUS
Claims since 19784142110,2602,680,429
Share of claims paid78%81%80%78%
Average paid claim$35K$56K$27K$43K
Share of county claims9.7%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties3421,139—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 72904 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s7$4,102
1980s4$2,441
1990s5$74,232
2000s3$21,782
2010s20$976,013
2020s2$30,283
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202410$0—
202111$30,283$30,283
20191413$874,960$67,305
201811$14,365$14,365
201620$0—
201511$36,425$36,425
201111$7,106$7,106
201011$43,157$43,157
200831$21,782$21,782
199811$2,360$2,360
199422$2,801$1,401
199022$69,071$34,535
198811$737$737
198511$1,523$1,523
198321$181$181
197975$4,102$820

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: Sebastian County

Sebastian County has 1,218 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (37 in the last 12 months), 21 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 142; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 395 · Tornado: 45 · Flood: 142 · Wind: 476 · Winter: 33 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 72904?

41 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 32 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 72904?

$1.1M across 32 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $35K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 72904?

2019, with 14 claims and $875K paid.

What county is ZIP 72904 in?

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