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ZIP code 33174, 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.

OpenFEMA lists 1,065 NFIP claims for ZIP 33174 (Miami-Dade County, Florida), with $17M paid on 777 claims since 1978.

That is 1.7% of the 62,029 claims recorded across Miami-Dade County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $22K, close to the county average of $23K and the Florida average of $62K.

FEMA counts 98 repetitive-loss properties and 1 severe repetitive-loss property 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.

1,065NFIP claims since 1978
777paid claims
$17Mtotal paid
$22Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 33174Miami-DadeFloridaUS
Claims since 19781,06562,029448,6182,680,429
Share of claims paid73%59%70%78%
Average paid claim$22K$23K$62K$43K
Share of county claims1.7%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties982,37031,815—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 33174 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s38$4,320
1980s150$68,727
1990s267$3,661,876
2000s518$12,098,439
2010s61$600,600
2020s31$642,315
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202511$17,936$17,936
202331$4,444$4,444
202210$0—
202120$0—
20202421$619,935$29,521
20174623$558,713$24,292
201511$576$576
201420$0—
201341$32,977$32,977
201251$8,333$8,333
201120$0—
201010$0—
200810$0—
200710$0—
20054925$341,130$13,645
200420$0—
200373$8,742$2,914
200210$0—
200163$12,747$4,249
2000451432$11,735,820$27,166
1999173157$3,419,007$21,777
199753$2,457$819
199611$4,054$4,054
19953024$210,523$8,772
199432$1,840$920
1992503$15,955$5,318
199154$8,040$2,010
198910$0—
198610$0—
198491$1,188$1,188
1983100$0—
19822912$10,355$863
19819848$55,957$1,166
198021$1,226$1,226
1979389$4,320$480

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 33174?

1,065 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 777 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 33174?

$17M across 777 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $22K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 33174?

2000, with 451 claims and $12M paid.

What county is ZIP 33174 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.