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ZIP code 33183, 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 1,049 NFIP claims for ZIP 33183 (Miami-Dade County, Florida), with $3.3M paid on 483 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 $7K, lower than the county average of $23K and the Florida average of $62K.

FEMA counts 7 repetitive-loss properties and 0 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.

1,049NFIP claims since 1978
483paid claims
$3.3Mtotal paid
$7Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 33183Miami-DadeFloridaUS
Claims since 19781,04962,029448,6182,680,429
Share of claims paid46%59%70%78%
Average paid claim$7K$23K$62K$43K
Share of county claims1.7%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties72,37031,815—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 33183 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s6$0
1980s77$24,180
1990s592$1,484,279
2000s299$1,443,782
2010s68$326,344
2020s7$24,643
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202321$24,643$24,643
202210$0—
202040$0—
201911$41,450$41,450
201810$0—
20174717$269,916$15,877
201610$0—
201520$0—
201420$0—
201321$2,184$2,184
201281$1,802$1,802
201122$10,033$5,017
201021$959$959
200920$0—
200820$0—
200710$0—
200640$0—
200511232$329,166$10,286
2004103$8,233$2,744
200320$0—
200241$6,288$6,288
200142$2,816$1,408
2000158103$1,097,279$10,653
1999375218$1,282,076$5,881
1998103$1,033$344
199710855$146,430$2,662
199620$0—
199562$8,889$4,444
1994145$8,788$1,758
199331$1,400$1,400
1992745$35,663$7,133
198820$0—
198610$0—
198510$0—
198441$3,405$3,405
198282$1,880$940
19815926$18,894$727
198020$0—
197960$0—

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 33183?

1,049 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 483 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 33183?

$3.3M across 483 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $7K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 33183?

1999, with 375 claims and $1.3M paid.

What county is ZIP 33183 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.