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ZIP code 33177, 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 33177, in Miami-Dade County, Florida, has 3,779 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 2,784 of them paid for a total of $56M.

That is 6.1% 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 100 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.

3,779NFIP claims since 1978
2,784paid claims
$56Mtotal paid
$20Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 33177Miami-DadeFloridaUS
Claims since 19783,77962,029448,6182,680,429
Share of claims paid74%59%70%78%
Average paid claim$20K$23K$62K$43K
Share of county claims6.1%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties1002,37031,815—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 33177 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s2$198
1980s24$11,301
1990s1,179$5,897,113
2000s2,416$48,658,112
2010s139$1,162,416
2020s19$41,820
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202532$18,842$9,421
202431$2,530$2,530
202331$274$274
202221$3,666$3,666
202120$0—
202064$16,509$4,127
201910$0—
201840$0—
201710147$1,138,660$24,227
201610$0—
201511$3,270$3,270
201440$0—
201320$0—
2012153$13,739$4,580
201162$6,747$3,374
201040$0—
200940$0—
200872$9,796$4,898
200773$28,411$9,470
2006100$0—
20051,8271,555$43,871,678$28,213
200483$20,648$6,883
200371$4,015$4,015
200241$723$723
2001123$7,726$2,575
2000530403$4,715,114$11,700
1999894704$5,550,010$7,884
199890$0—
1997175$30,719$6,144
199641$3,222$3,222
1995107$12,159$1,737
1994112$3,248$1,624
199311$33,113$33,113
199222916$264,643$16,540
199130$0—
199010$0—
198910$0—
198710$0—
198510$0—
198222$628$314
19811912$10,674$889
197921$198$198

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 33177?

3,779 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 2,784 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 33177?

$56M across 2,784 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $20K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 33177?

2005, with 1,827 claims and $44M paid.

What county is ZIP 33177 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.