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ZIP code 33309, Broward 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 1,185 NFIP claims for ZIP 33309 (Broward County, Florida), with $6.3M paid on 612 claims since 1978.

That is 3.4% of the 35,049 claims recorded across Broward County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $10K, lower than the county average of $26K and the Florida average of $62K.

FEMA counts 47 repetitive-loss properties and 4 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 125,204 residential flood policies in force, covering 19.2% of residential structures.

1,185NFIP claims since 1978
612paid claims
$6.3Mtotal paid
$10Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 33309BrowardFloridaUS
Claims since 19781,18535,049448,6182,680,429
Share of claims paid52%50%70%78%
Average paid claim$10K$26K$62K$43K
Share of county claims3.4%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties471,50031,815—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 33309 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s100$28,865
1980s44$105,999
1990s360$1,211,025
2000s385$1,541,460
2010s192$1,435,432
2020s104$1,990,691
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202510$0—
202421$14,189$14,189
20233527$980,946$36,331
202220$0—
202110$0—
20206342$995,556$23,704
201931$3,894$3,894
20176741$464,838$11,338
201651$74$74
201541$1,001$1,001
201482$3,581$1,790
201370$0—
20125228$156,922$5,604
20114029$802,019$27,656
201061$3,102$3,102
200990$0—
2008112$11,463$5,732
2007100$0—
200650$0—
200516654$607,777$11,255
20047422$77,876$3,540
20033323$138,085$6,004
20024529$524,491$18,086
20012314$175,633$12,545
200092$6,134$3,067
1999233159$743,614$4,677
1998103$8,494$2,831
199751$1,311$1,311
1996116$164,581$27,430
199563$30,536$10,179
19944724$29,160$1,215
199331$39$39
19923613$216,280$16,637
199183$16,541$5,514
199011$470$470
198920$0—
198840$0—
1986129$100,626$11,181
198520$0—
198410$0—
198332$801$401
198210$0—
19811812$4,571$381
198010$0—
197910055$28,865$525

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: Broward County

Broward County has 1,108 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (20 in the last 12 months), 43 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 110; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 23.

Hail: 210 · Tornado: 147 · Flood: 110 · Wind: 385 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 33309?

1,185 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 612 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 33309?

$6.3M across 612 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $10K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 33309?

1999, with 233 claims and $744K paid.

What county is ZIP 33309 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Broward 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.