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ZIP code 33162, 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 33162, in Miami-Dade County, Florida, has 413 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 211 of them paid for a total of $3.4M.

That is 0.7% of the 62,029 claims recorded across Miami-Dade County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $16K, lower than the county average of $23K and the Florida average of $62K.

FEMA counts 15 repetitive-loss properties and 3 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.

413NFIP claims since 1978
211paid claims
$3.4Mtotal paid
$16Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 33162Miami-DadeFloridaUS
Claims since 197841362,029448,6182,680,429
Share of claims paid51%59%70%78%
Average paid claim$16K$23K$62K$43K
Share of county claims0.7%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties152,37031,815—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 33162 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s9$4,784
1980s19$30,921
1990s125$416,758
2000s172$1,549,010
2010s47$170,217
2020s41$1,252,768
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202510$0—
20242621$1,138,832$54,230
202310$0—
202231$5,667$5,667
202110$0—
202095$108,269$21,654
2017349$123,936$13,771
201610$0—
201530$0—
201430$0—
201362$46,281$23,141
200973$186,529$62,176
200851$1,804$1,804
200710$0—
200610$0—
2005222$103,255$51,628
200471$7,252$7,252
200283$54,557$18,186
200131$19,680$19,680
200011897$1,175,933$12,123
19996632$276,296$8,634
199841$4,097$4,097
199730$0—
1995106$24,520$4,087
19941610$80,165$8,016
1992162$3,123$1,561
1991105$28,558$5,712
198810$0—
198710$0—
198464$12,910$3,228
198310$0—
198241$15,204$15,204
198152$2,807$1,403
198010$0—
197992$4,784$2,392

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 33162?

413 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 211 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 33162?

$3.4M across 211 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $16K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 33162?

2000, with 118 claims and $1.2M paid.

What county is ZIP 33162 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 30 Sep 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.