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Flood history · Vicksburg, MS 39180

Flood insurance claims in Vicksburg, MS 39180

1,876 claims since 1978 and $23.8 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

1,876flood insurance claims since 1978
$23.8 millionpaid to policyholders
$14,769average paid claim
48claims in the last 10 years
8%of claims outside high-risk zones
#7of 387 Mississippi ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 39180 since 1978.

1978: 11 claims1979: 214 claims1980: 26 claims1981: 1 claims1982: 48 claims1983: 261 claims1984: 119 claims1985: 11 claims1986: 1 claims1987: 225 claims1988: 1 claims1989: 18 claims1990: 176 claims1991: 67 claims1992: 3 claims1993: 106 claims1994: 68 claims1995: 115 claims1996: 4 claims1997: 79 claims1998: 5 claims1999: 4 claims2000: 2 claims2001: 2 claims2002: 12 claims2003: 60 claims2004: 1 claims2005: 23 claims2006: 4 claims2008: 32 claims2009: 13 claims2010: 5 claims2011: 93 claims2013: 1 claims2014: 1 claims2015: 9 claims2016: 7 claims2017: 25 claims2018: 5 claims2019: 9 claims2020: 4 claims2021: 2 claims2024: 1 claims2025: 2 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

Almost all claims here (92%) were on properties in high-risk zones (A or V). In those zones, federally regulated lenders require flood insurance.

Losses are spread across many events; the largest, Unnamed flooding, accounts for 12% of claims.

48 claims were filed in the last 10 years.

The most commonly recorded cause is heavy rain or snowmelt collecting faster than it drains, which can happen far from any river or coast.

Vicksburg, City Of takes part in FEMA's Community Rating System (class 8), which can lower flood insurance premiums by up to 10% in high-risk zones.

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Unnamed flooding197922412%
Mid-spring storms2011462%
Hurricane Katrina200540%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)72% · 1,353
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)6% · 117
Zone not recorded22% · 406

NFIP communities

Vicksburg, City OfCRS class 8 · up to 10% off
Warren County*Participates in the NFIP
Issaquena County *Participates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in Warren County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes.Severe Storm · Major disaster · 2023-08-12
Hurricane IdaHurricane · Major disaster · 2021-10-22
Hurricane IdaHurricane · Emergency · 2021-08-28
Hurricane DeltaHurricane · Emergency · 2020-10-08
Severe Storms, Flooding, And MudslidesSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2020-04-23
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And FloodingSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2019-06-20

17 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Warren County since 2000.

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Sources: FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims (v3) and Disaster Declarations Summaries, FEMA NFIP Community Status Book; place names from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Data as of 2026-10-09. Payments are net building + contents payments in dollars at the time paid, not adjusted for inflation. Claims are grouped by the ZIP code reported on the claim. This product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA. Information only; not an official flood zone determination or insurance advice.

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