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ZIP code 32963, Indian River 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 32963, in Indian River County, Florida, has 1,375 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 597 of them paid for a total of $29M.

That is 41.1% of the 3,349 claims recorded across Indian River County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $49K, higher than the county average of $38K and the Florida average of $62K.

FEMA counts 65 repetitive-loss properties and 2 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 12,860 residential flood policies in force, covering 17.8% of residential structures.

1,375NFIP claims since 1978
597paid claims
$29Mtotal paid
$49Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 32963Indian RiverFloridaUS
Claims since 19781,3753,349448,6182,680,429
Share of claims paid43%53%70%78%
Average paid claim$49K$38K$62K$43K
Share of county claims41.1%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties6521331,815—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 32963 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s29$6,576
1980s34$476,876
1990s144$1,211,072
2000s1,042$24,574,048
2010s98$2,509,629
2020s28$449,058
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202510$0—
2024165$203,784$40,757
202310$0—
202282$245,274$122,637
202020$0—
201940$0—
201810$0—
20172310$1,070,584$107,058
20164024$1,265,172$52,715
201510$0—
201420$0—
201322$12,537$6,269
201261$2,120$2,120
20111812$159,216$13,268
201010$0—
200910$0—
200884$27,210$6,803
200773$23,032$7,677
200620$0—
2005135$89,030$17,806
20041,000460$24,434,045$53,117
200230$0—
200151$730$730
200030$0—
19997425$469,612$18,784
199811$114,000$114,000
199710$0—
199685$241,331$48,266
1995215$228,973$45,795
1994281$134$134
199330$0—
199220$0—
199164$157,023$39,256
198911$780$780
198820$0—
198721$1,274$1,274
19842515$463,917$30,928
198211$1,757$1,757
198122$9,148$4,574
198010$0—
1979287$6,576$939
197810$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: Indian River County

Indian River County has 245 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (0 in the last 12 months), 35 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 19; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 21.

Hail: 67 · Tornado: 34 · Flood: 19 · Wind: 78 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 32963?

1,375 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 597 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 32963?

$29M across 597 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $49K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 32963?

2004, with 1,000 claims and $24M paid.

What county is ZIP 32963 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Indian River 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.