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ZIP code 32809, Orange 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 183 NFIP claims for ZIP 32809 (Orange County, Florida), with $6.8M paid on 121 claims since 1978.

That is 8.1% of the 2,271 claims recorded across Orange County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $56K, close to the county average of $56K and the Florida average of $62K.

FEMA counts 5 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 13,113 residential flood policies in force, covering 3.3% of residential structures.

183NFIP claims since 1978
121paid claims
$6.8Mtotal paid
$56Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 32809OrangeFloridaUS
Claims since 19781832,271448,6182,680,429
Share of claims paid66%58%70%78%
Average paid claim$56K$56K$62K$43K
Share of county claims8.1%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties57431,815—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 32809 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s3$768
1990s5$1,037
2000s43$71,139
2010s29$363,014
2020s103$6,318,302
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202511$570,536$570,536
202411$69,806$69,806
202210188$5,677,961$64,522
201910$0—
2017145$201,710$40,342
201611$5,099$5,099
201533$49,868$16,623
201410$0—
201374$28,802$7,200
201022$77,536$38,768
200921$9,789$9,789
2008106$19,057$3,176
200710$0—
200620$0—
2004245$42,293$8,459
200310$0—
200210$0—
200110$0—
200010$0—
199920$0—
199821$709$709
199411$327$327
198711$354$354
198211$414$414
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: Orange County

Orange County has 780 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (4 in the last 12 months), 39 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 15; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 12.

Hail: 276 · Tornado: 70 · Flood: 15 · Wind: 319 · Winter: 1 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 32809?

183 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 121 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 32809?

$6.8M across 121 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $56K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 32809?

2022, with 101 claims and $5.7M paid.

What county is ZIP 32809 in?

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