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ZIP code 33160, 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 33160, in Miami-Dade County, Florida, has 882 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 384 of them paid for a total of $21M.

That is 1.4% of the 62,029 claims recorded across Miami-Dade County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $56K, higher than the county average of $23K and the Florida average of $62K.

FEMA counts 33 repetitive-loss properties and 7 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.

882NFIP claims since 1978
384paid claims
$21Mtotal paid
$56Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 33160Miami-DadeFloridaUS
Claims since 197888262,029448,6182,680,429
Share of claims paid44%59%70%78%
Average paid claim$56K$23K$62K$43K
Share of county claims1.4%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties332,37031,815—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 33160 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s12$2,277
1980s37$23,338
1990s251$2,193,302
2000s222$4,075,375
2010s281$9,303,178
2020s79$5,749,673
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202621$71,564$71,564
202581$18,400$18,400
20245036$5,401,867$150,052
202384$131,237$32,809
202210$0—
202120$0—
202084$126,605$31,651
20192418$3,352,912$186,273
201851$24,940$24,940
201710833$1,530,510$46,379
201630$0—
201561$39,275$39,275
201421$59,146$59,146
20138760$3,425,818$57,097
20123115$846,041$56,403
201120$0—
2010134$24,536$6,134
20093925$885,132$35,405
200863$34,477$11,492
200741$88,670$88,670
200650$0—
20058716$411,370$25,711
2004143$2,254,733$751,578
200331$4,611$4,611
200242$18,343$9,172
200140$0—
20005631$378,039$12,195
19997526$161,463$6,210
199872$30,105$15,053
199731$124$124
1995167$69,820$9,974
19942111$155,860$14,169
199211251$1,747,152$34,258
1991175$28,778$5,756
198810$0—
198710$0—
198511$1,864$1,864
1984115$3,971$794
198320$0—
198210$0—
1981157$14,363$2,052
198052$3,139$1,569
1979125$2,277$455

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 33160?

882 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 384 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 33160?

$21M across 384 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $56K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 33160?

1992, with 112 claims and $1.7M paid.

What county is ZIP 33160 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.