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ZIP code 33068, 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.

OpenFEMA lists 1,257 NFIP claims for ZIP 33068 (Broward County, Florida), with $1.8M paid on 509 claims since 1978.

That is 3.6% of the 35,049 claims recorded across Broward County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $3K, lower than the county average of $26K and the Florida average of $62K.

FEMA counts 18 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 125,204 residential flood policies in force, covering 19.2% of residential structures.

1,257NFIP claims since 1978
509paid claims
$1.8Mtotal paid
$3Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 33068BrowardFloridaUS
Claims since 19781,25735,049448,6182,680,429
Share of claims paid40%50%70%78%
Average paid claim$3K$26K$62K$43K
Share of county claims3.6%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties181,50031,815—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 33068 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s214$66,951
1980s106$21,284
1990s336$566,157
2000s429$624,979
2010s137$334,959
2020s35$162,980
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202610$0—
202432$16,584$8,292
202363$69,780$23,260
202230$0—
20202213$76,617$5,894
201911$16,516$16,516
201862$11,517$5,759
20173616$196,086$12,255
201651$1,380$1,380
201530$0—
201440$0—
201392$8,789$4,395
20125122$93,349$4,243
2011182$7,323$3,662
201040$0—
200990$0—
2008121$6,253$6,253
2007142$10,729$5,364
200682$3,218$1,609
200525644$488,961$11,113
20045816$47,910$2,994
2003132$25,519$12,760
2002163$4,975$1,658
2001236$18,803$3,134
2000207$18,611$2,659
1999266185$536,697$2,901
1998166$11,738$1,956
199731$682$682
199620$0—
199530$0—
1994249$12,703$1,411
199342$2,083$1,041
1992121$2,254$2,254
199150$0—
199010$0—
198920$0—
198843$1,815$605
198672$792$396
198520$0—
198410$0—
198382$1,398$699
1982116$1,573$262
19816932$15,704$491
198020$0—
1979211113$66,951$592
197830$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 33068?

1,257 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 509 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 33068?

$1.8M across 509 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $3K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 33068?

1999, with 266 claims and $537K paid.

What county is ZIP 33068 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.