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ZIP code 33428, Palm Beach 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 559 NFIP claims for ZIP 33428 (Palm Beach County, Florida), with $1.4M paid on 163 claims since 1978.

That is 5.2% of the 10,758 claims recorded across Palm Beach County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $9K, lower than the county average of $15K and the Florida average of $62K.

FEMA counts 3 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 69,154 residential flood policies in force, covering 13% of residential structures.

559NFIP claims since 1978
163paid claims
$1.4Mtotal paid
$9Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 33428Palm BeachFloridaUS
Claims since 197855910,758448,6182,680,429
Share of claims paid29%44%70%78%
Average paid claim$9K$15K$62K$43K
Share of county claims5.2%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties332731,815—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 33428 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s8$1,231
1980s16$1,189
1990s127$134,650
2000s231$309,032
2010s158$918,750
2020s19$82,607
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202610$0—
202542$48,110$24,055
202310$0—
202230$0—
202130$0—
202073$34,497$11,499
201941$35,285$35,285
201841$28,897$28,897
20176416$240,654$15,041
20162011$245,264$22,297
2015219$225,644$25,072
201441$4,213$4,213
2013124$60,821$15,205
2012176$22,254$3,709
201194$55,716$13,929
201030$0—
2009102$5,705$2,852
200850$0—
200791$4,780$4,780
200651$7,249$7,249
200512914$166,423$11,887
20044917$102,860$6,051
200360$0—
200240$0—
200170$0—
200072$22,016$11,008
19998249$112,666$2,299
1998102$1,884$942
199710$0—
199610$0—
199581$483$483
1994122$3,196$1,598
199364$9,201$2,300
199271$7,221$7,221
198710$0—
198411$370$370
198310$0—
198253$467$156
198171$352$352
198010$0—
197984$1,231$308

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: Palm Beach County

Palm Beach County has 1,026 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (22 in the last 12 months), 41 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 107; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 24.

Hail: 172 · Tornado: 198 · Flood: 107 · Wind: 308 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 33428?

559 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 163 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 33428?

$1.4M across 163 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $9K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 33428?

2005, with 129 claims and $166K paid.

What county is ZIP 33428 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Palm Beach 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.