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ZIP code 32407, 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 1,637 NFIP claims for ZIP 32407 (Bay County, Florida), with $48M paid on 1,185 claims since 1978.

That is 18.2% of the 9,005 claims recorded across Bay County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $40K, lower than the county average of $53K and the Florida average of $62K.

FEMA counts 118 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 13,382 residential flood policies in force, covering 17.9% of residential structures.

1,637NFIP claims since 1978
1,185paid claims
$48Mtotal paid
$40Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 32407BayFloridaUS
Claims since 19781,6379,005448,6182,680,429
Share of claims paid72%70%70%78%
Average paid claim$40K$53K$62K$43K
Share of county claims18.2%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties11863931,815—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 32407 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s8$52,543
1980s162$157,611
1990s963$34,875,343
2000s135$2,697,803
2010s316$8,147,507
2020s53$1,689,738
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202481$3,742$3,742
202321$15,662$15,662
202221$3,775$3,775
202140$0—
20203727$1,666,559$61,724
20184816$277,507$17,344
201733$136,228$45,409
201631$6,383$6,383
201576$75,262$12,544
201432$6,475$3,237
2013242220$7,502,748$34,103
201295$142,904$28,581
201010$0—
200922$16,821$8,410
200887$129,181$18,454
200710$0—
20056154$903,531$16,732
20044833$1,523,008$46,152
200321$849$849
200243$45,676$15,225
200160$0—
200033$78,738$26,246
199955$29,481$5,896
1998329275$5,666,433$20,605
199721$1,891$1,891
1995545430$28,923,372$67,264
199441$3,024$3,024
199310$0—
199220$0—
19917570$251,143$3,588
19851448$143,415$17,927
198471$5,524$5,524
198381$8,121$8,121
198220$0—
198111$551$551
197986$52,543$8,757

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 32407?

1,637 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 1,185 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 32407?

$48M across 1,185 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $40K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 32407?

1995, with 545 claims and $29M paid.

What county is ZIP 32407 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.