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ZIP code 33071, 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 624 NFIP claims for ZIP 33071 (Broward County, Florida), with $1.4M paid on 235 claims since 1978.

That is 1.8% of the 35,049 claims recorded across Broward County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $6K, lower than the county average of $26K and the Florida average of $62K.

FEMA counts 7 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.

624NFIP claims since 1978
235paid claims
$1.4Mtotal paid
$6Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 33071BrowardFloridaUS
Claims since 197862435,049448,6182,680,429
Share of claims paid38%50%70%78%
Average paid claim$6K$26K$62K$43K
Share of county claims1.8%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties71,50031,815—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 33071 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s80$22,002
1980s74$40,863
1990s165$242,680
2000s190$586,939
2010s97$433,371
2020s18$68,710
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202610$0—
202362$31,572$15,786
202210$0—
202110$0—
202094$37,138$9,284
201921$14,011$14,011
201820$0—
20172815$302,263$20,151
201640$0—
201510$0—
201430$0—
201340$0—
20123819$84,042$4,423
201194$31,932$7,983
201061$1,124$1,124
200931$3,798$3,798
200840$0—
200740$0—
200683$32,820$10,940
200511722$491,438$22,338
20043311$44,866$4,079
200320$0—
200241$4,580$4,580
200120$0—
2000135$9,436$1,887
199913077$208,773$2,711
199850$0—
199772$5,242$2,621
199641$13,207$13,207
199571$7,183$7,183
1994104$8,274$2,069
199210$0—
199110$0—
198910$0—
198892$2,249$1,124
198711$7,185$7,185
198611$3,637$3,637
198540$0—
198350$0—
198232$1,038$519
19814720$26,754$1,338
198030$0—
19797934$21,527$633
197811$475$475

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 33071?

624 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 235 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 33071?

$1.4M across 235 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $6K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 33071?

1999, with 130 claims and $209K paid.

What county is ZIP 33071 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.