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ZIP code 32693, Gilchrist 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 32693, in Gilchrist County, Florida, has 61 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 53 of them paid for a total of $918K.

That is 28.8% of the 212 claims recorded across Gilchrist County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $17K, higher than the county average of $13K and the Florida average of $62K.

FEMA counts 10 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 180 residential flood policies in force, covering 2.3% of residential structures.

61NFIP claims since 1978
53paid claims
$918Ktotal paid
$17Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 32693GilchristFloridaUS
Claims since 197861212448,6182,680,429
Share of claims paid87%82%70%78%
Average paid claim$17K$13K$62K$43K
Share of county claims28.8%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties103831,815—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 32693 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s14$47,945
1990s24$249,976
2000s17$588,436
2010s5$30,681
2020s1$1,073
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202011$1,073$1,073
201922$7,073$3,537
201521$23,608$23,608
201210$0—
200933$19,145$6,382
200511$1,714$1,714
20041313$567,577$43,660
19981513$201,128$15,471
199198$48,848$6,106
198811$1,971$1,971
198732$7,497$3,748
198644$13,371$3,343
198443$19,583$6,528
198311$5,524$5,524
198010$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: Gilchrist County

Gilchrist County has 185 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (7 in the last 12 months), 37 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Very Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 5; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 13.

Hail: 29 · Tornado: 5 · Flood: 5 · Wind: 92 · Winter: 2 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 32693?

61 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 53 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 32693?

$918K across 53 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $17K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 32693?

1998, with 15 claims and $201K paid.

What county is ZIP 32693 in?

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