New Orleans, LA flood insurance data
Computed from OpenFEMA FIMA NFIP Redacted Policies (v2) and OpenFEMA FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims (v2). Data as of June 1, 2026.
As of June 1, 2026, 74,966 NFIP flood insurance policies are in force across the ZIP codes of New Orleans, Louisiana, with 137,802 flood claims recorded since 1978.
City totals
- Policies in force
- 74,966
- Median annual premium
- $854
- premium only
- Median annual cost
- $1,084
- premium + fees & surcharges
- Policies in SFHA zones
- 30.3%
- zones A, AE, AH, AO, V, VE
- Claims since 1978
- 137,802
- Total paid
- $7,488,206,414
City totals include all ZIP codes in this city, some of which do not have individual pages. Summing the ZIP pages below therefore gives a smaller number than the city total — see methodology.
ZIP codes in New Orleans
- 70124
- 70122
- 70115
- 70119
- 70123
- 70118
- 70117
- 70130
- 70126
- 70131
- 70125
- 70128
- 70121
- 70127
- 70116
- 70114
- 70113
- 70129
- 70112
- 70139
20 of the 30 ZIP codes in New Orleans meet the data threshold for an individual page. The remaining 10 are included in the city totals above but have no separate page.
Related pages
- State page: Flood insurance in Louisiana
- Tool: look up a ZIP in New Orleans
- Reading: What is the NFIP? · How these figures are computed