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ZIP code 32405, 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 1,137 NFIP claims for ZIP 32405 (Bay County, Florida), with $26M paid on 845 claims since 1978.

That is 12.6% of the 9,005 claims recorded across Bay County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $31K, lower than the county average of $53K and the Florida average of $62K.

FEMA counts 121 repetitive-loss properties and 12 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.

1,137NFIP claims since 1978
845paid claims
$26Mtotal paid
$31Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 32405BayFloridaUS
Claims since 19781,1379,005448,6182,680,429
Share of claims paid74%70%70%78%
Average paid claim$31K$53K$62K$43K
Share of county claims12.6%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties12163931,815—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 32405 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s28$58,501
1990s299$6,570,410
2000s168$2,823,379
2010s525$13,147,765
2020s117$3,488,341
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202520$0—
202310$0—
202253$123,521$41,174
20214030$1,026,115$34,204
20206954$2,338,705$43,309
2018411260$11,059,488$42,536
2016103$24,144$8,048
201541$8,829$8,829
201487$57,241$8,177
20138375$1,930,879$25,745
201231$1,856$1,856
201122$12,272$6,136
201044$53,056$13,264
2009117$18,106$2,587
20085752$1,230,858$23,670
200721$1,611$1,611
20056351$1,273,346$24,968
20042114$219,496$15,678
200352$4,362$2,181
200231$9,659$9,659
200111$4,848$4,848
200052$61,093$30,546
199976$99,187$16,531
19985947$635,944$13,531
199764$17,653$4,413
199610$0—
1995221197$5,723,928$29,055
199411$78,200$78,200
199144$15,497$3,874
198811$646$646
198721$356$356
198573$10,882$3,627
1984127$41,889$5,984
198320$0—
198232$4,470$2,235
198011$258$258

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 32405?

1,137 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 845 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 32405?

$26M across 845 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $31K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 32405?

2018, with 411 claims and $11M paid.

What county is ZIP 32405 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.