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ZIP code 32359, Taylor County, Florida

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 385 NFIP claims for ZIP 32359 (Taylor County, Florida), with $25M paid on 336 claims since 1978.

That is 55.6% of the 693 claims recorded across Taylor County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $75K, close to the county average of $65K and the Florida average of $62K.

FEMA counts 55 repetitive-loss properties and 13 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 669 residential flood policies in force, covering 6.9% of residential structures.

385NFIP claims since 1978
336paid claims
$25Mtotal paid
$75Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 32359TaylorFloridaUS
Claims since 1978385693448,6182,680,429
Share of claims paid87%83%70%78%
Average paid claim$75K$65K$62K$43K
Share of county claims55.6%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties558631,815—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 32359 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s3$2,259
1990s71$693,815
2000s30$887,538
2010s78$2,863,929
2020s203$20,814,226
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
2024132125$15,852,018$126,816
20234439$4,195,194$107,569
20212721$767,015$36,525
20191715$289,649$19,310
20181110$265,863$26,586
201710$0—
20164038$2,229,048$58,659
201586$79,369$13,228
201210$0—
200621$3,661$3,661
20052825$883,877$35,355
19982523$262,664$11,420
19962014$180,728$12,909
1995138$34,421$4,303
199422$6,112$3,056
1993118$209,891$26,236
198811$2,259$2,259
198310$0—
198010$0—

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: Taylor County

Taylor County has 257 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (1 in the last 12 months), 40 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 25; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 13.

Hail: 22 · Tornado: 24 · Flood: 25 · Wind: 148 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 32359?

385 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 336 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 32359?

$25M across 336 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $75K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 32359?

2024, with 132 claims and $16M paid.

What county is ZIP 32359 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Taylor County, Florida; 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.