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ZIP code 32454, Walton 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 35 NFIP claims for ZIP 32454 (Walton County, Florida), with $507K paid on 15 claims since 1978.

That is 1.1% of the 3,174 claims recorded across Walton County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $34K, close to the county average of $36K and the Florida average of $62K.

FEMA counts 2 repetitive-loss properties and 0 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 8,647 residential flood policies in force, covering 20.4% of residential structures.

35NFIP claims since 1978
15paid claims
$507Ktotal paid
$34Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 32454WaltonFloridaUS
Claims since 1978353,174448,6182,680,429
Share of claims paid43%60%70%78%
Average paid claim$34K$36K$62K$43K
Share of county claims1.1%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties228731,815—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 32454 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s0$0
1990s31$472,285
2000s4$34,898
2010s0$0
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
200511$7,946$7,946
200431$26,951$26,951
199832$5,400$2,700
19952611$466,884$42,444
199420$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: Walton County

Walton County has 643 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (26 in the last 12 months), 42 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 141; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 17.

Hail: 62 · Tornado: 71 · Flood: 141 · Wind: 324 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 32454?

35 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 15 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 32454?

$507K across 15 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $34K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 32454?

1995, with 26 claims and $467K paid.

What county is ZIP 32454 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Walton 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.