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ZIP code 32465, Gulf 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 142 NFIP claims for ZIP 32465 (Gulf County, Florida), with $1.8M paid on 126 claims since 1978.

That is 8.3% of the 1,717 claims recorded across Gulf County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $15K, lower than the county average of $62K and the Florida average of $62K.

FEMA counts 18 repetitive-loss properties and 4 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 1,610 residential flood policies in force, covering 19.4% of residential structures.

142NFIP claims since 1978
126paid claims
$1.8Mtotal paid
$15Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 32465GulfFloridaUS
Claims since 19781421,717448,6182,680,429
Share of claims paid89%89%70%78%
Average paid claim$15K$62K$62K$43K
Share of county claims8.3%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties187331,815—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 32465 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s1$325
1980s0$0
1990s104$1,483,565
2000s18$218,156
2010s14$103,353
2020s5$24,197
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202411$1,258$1,258
202042$22,940$11,470
201873$12,418$4,139
201633$13,800$4,600
201544$77,134$19,284
200943$14,548$4,849
2005129$203,609$22,623
200320$0—
19986966$1,050,944$15,923
19942928$401,268$14,331
199066$31,353$5,225
197811$325$325

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: Gulf County

Gulf County has 199 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (4 in the last 12 months), 47 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 27; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 22.

Hail: 26 · Tornado: 28 · Flood: 27 · Wind: 79 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 32465?

142 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 126 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 32465?

$1.8M across 126 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $15K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 32465?

1998, with 69 claims and $1.1M paid.

What county is ZIP 32465 in?

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