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ZIP code 33139, Miami-Dade 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 33139, in Miami-Dade County, Florida, has 1,161 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 592 of them paid for a total of $21M.

That is 1.9% of the 62,029 claims recorded across Miami-Dade County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $35K, higher than the county average of $23K and the Florida average of $62K.

FEMA counts 53 repetitive-loss properties and 13 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 164,154 residential flood policies in force, covering 33.4% of residential structures.

1,161NFIP claims since 1978
592paid claims
$21Mtotal paid
$35Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 33139Miami-DadeFloridaUS
Claims since 19781,16162,029448,6182,680,429
Share of claims paid51%59%70%78%
Average paid claim$35K$23K$62K$43K
Share of county claims1.9%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties532,37031,815—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 33139 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s14$1,296
1980s55$182,186
1990s353$2,570,243
2000s369$11,277,551
2010s302$4,740,058
2020s68$2,054,041
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202611$30,790$30,790
2025129$522,606$58,067
2024124$204,262$51,065
2023144$1,095,319$273,830
2022145$139,965$27,993
202110$0—
2020143$61,099$20,366
201910$0—
201810$0—
201720380$3,133,957$39,174
201692$87,779$43,890
2015103$15,520$5,173
2013167$313,273$44,753
2012188$522,249$65,281
2011179$141,254$15,695
20102719$526,027$27,686
2009235188$9,215,740$49,020
2008127$112,640$16,091
20072822$855,608$38,891
200621$49,960$49,960
20055926$933,872$35,918
200471$23,280$23,280
200310$0—
200241$6,045$6,045
200152$10,137$5,068
2000166$70,268$11,711
199910158$672,496$11,595
199892$12,662$6,331
199782$19,287$9,643
199620$0—
199573$36,607$12,202
1994249$122,611$13,623
199342$9,667$4,834
199217166$1,593,934$24,151
19912714$102,979$7,356
198711$1,065$1,065
198521$134,500$134,500
19842413$23,681$1,822
198321$6,721$6,721
198274$7,810$1,952
1981135$6,369$1,274
198061$2,040$2,040
1979112$1,296$648
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: Miami-Dade County

Miami-Dade County has 1,160 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (14 in the last 12 months), 43 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Very High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 180; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 26.

Hail: 244 · Tornado: 150 · Flood: 180 · Wind: 378 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 33139?

1,161 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 592 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 33139?

$21M across 592 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $35K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 33139?

2009, with 235 claims and $9.2M paid.

What county is ZIP 33139 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Miami-Dade 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.