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ZIP code 32955, 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.

OpenFEMA lists 179 NFIP claims for ZIP 32955 (Brevard County, Florida), with $1.1M paid on 79 claims since 1978.

That is 3.1% of the 5,690 claims recorded across Brevard County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $14K, lower than the county average of $24K and the Florida average of $62K.

FEMA counts 4 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 29,365 residential flood policies in force, covering 11.8% of residential structures.

179NFIP claims since 1978
79paid claims
$1.1Mtotal paid
$14Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 32955BrevardFloridaUS
Claims since 19781795,690448,6182,680,429
Share of claims paid44%51%70%78%
Average paid claim$14K$24K$62K$43K
Share of county claims3.1%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties430431,815—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 32955 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s11$19,040
1990s21$39,270
2000s76$438,659
2010s61$536,597
2020s10$32,897
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202420$0—
202310$0—
202264$32,897$8,224
202110$0—
201830$0—
20174322$515,033$23,411
201610$0—
201511$4,766$4,766
201420$0—
201310$0—
2011103$16,799$5,600
20083214$99,982$7,142
200531$9,322$9,322
20042812$291,259$24,272
200121$501$501
2000117$37,595$5,371
199981$935$935
199610$0—
199594$38,136$9,534
199421$199$199
199010$0—
198996$16,660$2,777
198722$2,380$1,190

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 32955?

179 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 79 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 32955?

$1.1M across 79 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $14K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 32955?

2017, with 43 claims and $515K paid.

What county is ZIP 32955 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 30 Sep 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.