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ZIP code 32548, Okaloosa 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 2,125 NFIP claims for ZIP 32548 (Okaloosa County, Florida), with $95M paid on 1,518 claims since 1978.

That is 25.8% of the 8,226 claims recorded across Okaloosa County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $63K, close to the county average of $50K and the Florida average of $62K.

FEMA counts 239 repetitive-loss properties and 25 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 8,128 residential flood policies in force, covering 10.2% of residential structures.

2,125NFIP claims since 1978
1,518paid claims
$95Mtotal paid
$63Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 32548OkaloosaFloridaUS
Claims since 19782,1258,226448,6182,680,429
Share of claims paid71%68%70%78%
Average paid claim$63K$50K$62K$43K
Share of county claims25.8%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties23992931,815—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 32548 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s17$111,484
1980s11$26,563
1990s1,016$42,364,386
2000s916$47,653,065
2010s80$2,504,288
2020s85$2,746,707
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
2024203$110,063$36,688
202311$29,410$29,410
202210$0—
202131$40,484$40,484
20206049$2,566,750$52,383
201911$101,008$101,008
201821$13,375$13,375
201720$0—
201611$5,125$5,125
20147156$2,352,947$42,017
201322$31,833$15,917
201210$0—
200910$0—
200811$8,243$8,243
200515796$5,456,525$56,839
2004747559$41,959,918$75,062
200320$0—
200264$228,378$57,095
200020$0—
199813971$976,402$13,752
199631$6,502$6,502
1995844639$41,321,175$64,665
19942412$48,143$4,012
199310$0—
199053$12,165$4,055
198810$0—
198710$0—
198554$22,678$5,670
198311$792$792
198222$2,624$1,312
198011$469$469
1979137$97,035$13,862
197842$14,450$7,225

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: Okaloosa County

Okaloosa County has 564 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (1 in the last 12 months), 41 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 69; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 14.

Hail: 66 · Tornado: 100 · Flood: 69 · Wind: 276 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 32548?

2,125 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 1,518 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 32548?

$95M across 1,518 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $63K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 32548?

1995, with 844 claims and $41M paid.

What county is ZIP 32548 in?

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