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ZIP code 32401, Bay 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 556 NFIP claims for ZIP 32401 (Bay County, Florida), with $12M paid on 381 claims since 1978.

That is 6.2% of the 9,005 claims recorded across Bay County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $33K, lower than the county average of $53K and the Florida average of $62K.

FEMA counts 37 repetitive-loss properties and 6 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 13,382 residential flood policies in force, covering 17.9% of residential structures.

556NFIP claims since 1978
381paid claims
$12Mtotal paid
$33Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 32401BayFloridaUS
Claims since 19785569,005448,6182,680,429
Share of claims paid69%70%70%78%
Average paid claim$33K$53K$62K$43K
Share of county claims6.2%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties3763931,815—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 32401 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s8$11,479
1980s25$32,687
1990s198$6,523,557
2000s81$1,717,615
2010s206$3,325,627
2020s38$839,620
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202420$0—
202321$9,855$9,855
202222$13,492$6,746
202198$267,351$33,419
20202320$548,922$27,446
201944$55,502$13,876
201817382$3,047,053$37,159
201631$6,822$6,822
201431$7,666$7,666
20132013$200,493$15,423
201231$8,091$8,091
200932$45,809$22,904
20082623$566,737$24,641
20052320$735,175$36,759
20041912$318,331$26,528
200374$39,776$9,944
200111$6,242$6,242
200021$5,545$5,545
19992319$190,465$10,024
19981812$173,506$14,459
199610$0—
1995154134$6,159,587$45,967
199410$0—
199010$0—
198840$0—
198711$1,435$1,435
198586$24,251$4,042
198443$3,030$1,010
198263$2,743$914
198022$1,228$614
197974$11,398$2,850
197811$80$80

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: Bay County

Bay County has 690 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (16 in the last 12 months), 49 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 180; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 18.

Hail: 68 · Tornado: 92 · Flood: 180 · Wind: 273 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 32401?

556 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 381 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 32401?

$12M across 381 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $33K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 32401?

2018, with 173 claims and $3.0M paid.

What county is ZIP 32401 in?

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