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ZIP code 33445, 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.

ZIP code 33445, in Palm Beach County, Florida, has 395 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 163 of them paid for a total of $1.1M.

That is 3.7% of the 10,758 claims recorded across Palm Beach County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $7K, lower than the county average of $15K and the Florida average of $62K.

FEMA counts 2 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.

395NFIP claims since 1978
163paid claims
$1.1Mtotal paid
$7Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 33445Palm BeachFloridaUS
Claims since 197839510,758448,6182,680,429
Share of claims paid41%44%70%78%
Average paid claim$7K$15K$62K$43K
Share of county claims3.7%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties232731,815—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 33445 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s122$146,653
1980s56$14,810
1990s75$219,212
2000s82$31,406
2010s57$644,433
2020s3$12,459
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202310$0—
202021$12,459$12,459
201821$8,401$8,401
2017115$90,016$18,003
201630$0—
201520$0—
20142822$451,989$20,545
201343$46,001$15,334
201231$6,167$6,167
201132$41,859$20,930
201010$0—
200941$1,926$1,926
200851$4,191$4,191
200710$0—
200611$4,983$4,983
2005330$0—
2004339$20,307$2,256
200310$0—
200220$0—
200110$0—
200010$0—
19994122$167,542$7,616
1998103$14,227$4,742
199720$0—
199610$0—
1995124$13,289$3,322
199441$2,733$2,733
199331$21,421$21,421
199220$0—
198731$2,299$2,299
198530$0—
198411$484$484
1983144$3,455$864
1982188$4,666$583
1981166$3,907$651
198010$0—
197912265$146,653$2,256

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 33445?

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

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 33445?

$1.1M across 163 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $7K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 33445?

1979, with 122 claims and $147K paid.

What county is ZIP 33445 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.