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ZIP code 32796, Brevard 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 32796, in Brevard County, Florida, has 80 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 53 of them paid for a total of $3.0M.

That is 1.4% of the 5,690 claims recorded across Brevard County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $56K, higher than the county average of $24K and the Florida average of $62K.

FEMA counts 5 repetitive-loss properties and 1 severe repetitive-loss property in the ZIP (properties with two or more paid flood claims); their locations are not published.

At county level FEMA counts 29,365 residential flood policies in force, covering 11.8% of residential structures.

80NFIP claims since 1978
53paid claims
$3.0Mtotal paid
$56Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 32796BrevardFloridaUS
Claims since 1978805,690448,6182,680,429
Share of claims paid66%51%70%78%
Average paid claim$56K$24K$62K$43K
Share of county claims1.4%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties530431,815—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 32796 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s1$0
1990s4$0
2000s12$46,613
2010s18$240,542
2020s45$2,681,702
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202610$0—
20253633$2,253,794$68,297
202411$53,589$53,589
202264$374,319$93,580
202010$0—
2017125$189,253$37,851
201511$13,652$13,652
201431$5,632$5,632
201311$32,004$32,004
201010$0—
200833$31,681$10,560
200611$5,624$5,624
200510$0—
200473$9,308$3,103
199910$0—
199610$0—
199410$0—
199310$0—
198110$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: Brevard County

Brevard County has 1,004 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (23 in the last 12 months), 45 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 36; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 13.

Hail: 236 · Tornado: 139 · Flood: 36 · Wind: 440 · Winter: 2 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 32796?

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

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 32796?

$3.0M across 53 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $56K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 32796?

2025, with 36 claims and $2.3M paid.

What county is ZIP 32796 in?

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