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ZIP code 33155, 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 33155, in Miami-Dade County, Florida, has 657 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 429 of them paid for a total of $8.6M.

That is 1.1% of the 62,029 claims recorded across Miami-Dade County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $20K, close to the county average of $23K and the Florida average of $62K.

FEMA counts 34 repetitive-loss properties and 5 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.

657NFIP claims since 1978
429paid claims
$8.6Mtotal paid
$20Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 33155Miami-DadeFloridaUS
Claims since 197865762,029448,6182,680,429
Share of claims paid65%59%70%78%
Average paid claim$20K$23K$62K$43K
Share of county claims1.1%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties342,37031,815—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 33155 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s18$11,806
1980s32$48,787
1990s267$2,058,207
2000s307$6,146,353
2010s23$160,818
2020s10$210,344
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202510$0—
202410$0—
202333$194,764$64,921
202231$4,212$4,212
202021$11,367$11,367
201910$0—
201810$0—
2017124$30,847$7,712
201511$71,106$71,106
201352$23,066$11,533
201210$0—
201111$35,799$35,799
201010$0—
200711$27,826$27,826
20053813$157,546$12,119
200410$0—
200311$42,000$42,000
200231$35,386$35,386
200152$66,693$33,346
2000258227$5,816,902$25,625
199912890$1,508,088$16,757
199821$223$223
19973124$270,607$11,275
199620$0—
199521$14,912$14,912
199472$7,475$3,738
199311$638$638
1992572$19,887$9,944
19913527$236,377$8,755
199020$0—
198631$11,000$11,000
198510$0—
198321$11,752$11,752
198284$10,088$2,522
1981157$15,947$2,278
198030$0—
19791810$11,806$1,181

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 33155?

657 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 429 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 33155?

$8.6M across 429 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $20K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 33155?

2000, with 258 claims and $5.8M paid.

What county is ZIP 33155 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.