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ZIP code 33009, Broward 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 33009, in Broward County, Florida, has 2,035 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 1,490 of them paid for a total of $67M.

That is 5.8% of the 35,049 claims recorded across Broward County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $45K, higher than the county average of $26K and the Florida average of $62K.

FEMA counts 232 repetitive-loss properties and 71 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 125,204 residential flood policies in force, covering 19.2% of residential structures.

2,035NFIP claims since 1978
1,490paid claims
$67Mtotal paid
$45Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 33009BrowardFloridaUS
Claims since 19782,03535,049448,6182,680,429
Share of claims paid73%50%70%78%
Average paid claim$45K$26K$62K$43K
Share of county claims5.8%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties2321,50031,815—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 33009 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s15$14,035
1980s57$225,408
1990s430$4,358,913
2000s858$21,462,887
2010s258$10,030,430
2020s417$31,111,354
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202610$0—
202510$0—
2024261232$22,812,843$98,331
2023135104$8,152,456$78,389
202242$110,006$55,003
202141$3,171$3,171
2020114$32,878$8,220
201911997$5,225,659$53,873
201821$4,977$4,977
20175112$2,441,140$203,428
201640$0—
20151511$287,853$26,168
201420$0—
20134939$1,917,332$49,162
201270$0—
201120$0—
201075$153,469$30,694
2009296258$12,918,921$50,073
200884$60,877$15,219
200720$0—
200620$0—
20057111$230,775$20,980
200451$434$434
20033531$582,022$18,775
20022820$80,284$4,014
200141$1,638$1,638
2000407355$7,587,936$21,374
1999158102$1,783,590$17,486
19982820$326,415$16,321
199730$0—
199672$7,916$3,958
199512086$1,123,178$13,060
19941711$176,729$16,066
199320$0—
19925714$525,587$37,542
19913830$415,499$13,850
198910$0—
198810$0—
198722$5,456$2,728
198632$14,076$7,038
198521$2,129$2,129
198482$5,733$2,867
1983136$81,436$13,573
198263$31,172$10,391
1981139$60,246$6,694
198085$25,160$5,032
1979136$14,035$2,339
197820$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: Broward County

Broward County has 1,108 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (20 in the last 12 months), 43 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 110; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 23.

Hail: 210 · Tornado: 147 · Flood: 110 · Wind: 385 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 33009?

2,035 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 1,490 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 33009?

$67M across 1,490 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $45K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 33009?

2000, with 407 claims and $7.6M paid.

What county is ZIP 33009 in?

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