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ZIP code 32550, 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.

ZIP code 32550, in Walton County, Florida, has 1,040 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 629 of them paid for a total of $28M.

That is 32.8% of the 3,174 claims recorded across Walton County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $44K, close to the county average of $36K and the Florida average of $62K.

FEMA counts 123 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 8,647 residential flood policies in force, covering 20.4% of residential structures.

1,040NFIP claims since 1978
629paid claims
$28Mtotal paid
$44Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 32550WaltonFloridaUS
Claims since 19781,0403,174448,6182,680,429
Share of claims paid60%60%70%78%
Average paid claim$44K$36K$62K$43K
Share of county claims32.8%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties12328731,815—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 32550 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s1$0
1990s265$6,532,849
2000s523$13,205,751
2010s195$6,040,783
2020s56$1,776,690
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202464$214,337$53,584
202321$24,982$24,982
202241$75,346$75,346
202153$415,010$138,337
20203918$1,047,016$58,168
201910$0—
2018113$16,284$5,428
201610$0—
201541$2,434$2,434
2014166123$5,968,987$48,528
201382$3,109$1,555
201232$26,632$13,316
201011$23,336$23,336
200920$0—
200876$85,393$14,232
200722$10,956$5,478
200621$5,900$5,900
2005243163$6,227,260$38,204
2004244152$6,856,942$45,111
200366$19,300$3,217
200290$0—
200160$0—
200020$0—
199910$0—
19989637$284,961$7,702
199620$0—
1995164102$6,245,284$61,228
199410$0—
199111$2,603$2,603
198510$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 32550?

1,040 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 629 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 32550?

$28M across 629 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $44K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 32550?

2004, with 244 claims and $6.9M paid.

What county is ZIP 32550 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 30 Sep 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.