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ZIP code 32404, 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.

ZIP code 32404, in Bay County, Florida, has 838 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 529 of them paid for a total of $18M.

That is 9.3% of the 9,005 claims recorded across Bay County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $34K, lower than the county average of $53K and the Florida average of $62K.

FEMA counts 56 repetitive-loss properties and 11 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.

838NFIP claims since 1978
529paid claims
$18Mtotal paid
$34Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 32404BayFloridaUS
Claims since 19788389,005448,6182,680,429
Share of claims paid63%70%70%78%
Average paid claim$34K$53K$62K$43K
Share of county claims9.3%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties5663931,815—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 32404 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s1$1,414
1980s17$53,374
1990s249$6,442,016
2000s147$2,764,646
2010s347$6,460,907
2020s77$2,240,345
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202611$26,064$26,064
202310$0—
202211$1,674$1,674
20214741$1,646,520$40,159
20202716$566,087$35,380
2019129$272,004$30,223
2018294121$4,990,602$41,245
201721$3,918$3,918
201653$95,157$31,719
201466$174,771$29,128
20132413$797,549$61,350
201210$0—
201033$126,906$42,302
200944$89,215$22,304
20083027$716,327$26,531
20057156$1,582,312$28,256
20043219$296,677$15,615
200385$75,520$15,104
200121$4,595$4,595
19992719$220,264$11,593
19982821$292,552$13,931
199710$0—
1995187153$5,848,283$38,224
199411$26,000$26,000
199210$0—
199142$54,916$27,458
198821$23,455$23,455
198721$161$161
198550$0—
198441$10,533$10,533
198231$10,460$10,460
198011$8,765$8,765
197811$1,414$1,414

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 32404?

838 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 529 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 32404?

$18M across 529 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $34K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 32404?

2018, with 294 claims and $5.0M paid.

What county is ZIP 32404 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 1 Oct 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.