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ZIP code 32968, 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.

OpenFEMA lists 140 NFIP claims for ZIP 32968 (Indian River County, Florida), with $1.4M paid on 71 claims since 1978.

That is 4.2% of the 3,349 claims recorded across Indian River County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $20K, lower than the county average of $38K and the Florida average of $62K.

FEMA counts 6 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 12,860 residential flood policies in force, covering 17.8% of residential structures.

140NFIP claims since 1978
71paid claims
$1.4Mtotal paid
$20Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 32968Indian RiverFloridaUS
Claims since 19781403,349448,6182,680,429
Share of claims paid51%53%70%78%
Average paid claim$20K$38K$62K$43K
Share of county claims4.2%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties621331,815—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 32968 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s2$4,968
1990s10$19,709
2000s79$413,591
2010s37$651,836
2020s12$306,948
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202531$34,978$34,978
202444$271,970$67,992
202310$0—
202040$0—
20172619$621,090$32,689
201632$22,085$11,042
201521$8,662$8,662
201410$0—
201210$0—
201140$0—
2008148$30,064$3,758
200541$4,981$4,981
20045824$334,569$13,940
200211$4,146$4,146
200111$39,561$39,561
200011$270$270
199943$6,068$2,023
199710$0—
199611$9,037$9,037
199510$0—
199411$654$654
199221$3,950$3,950
198411$4,197$4,197
198311$771$771

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 32968?

140 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 71 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 32968?

$1.4M across 71 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $20K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 32968?

2004, with 58 claims and $335K paid.

What county is ZIP 32968 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 1 Oct 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.