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ZIP code 33457, Martin 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 31 NFIP claims for ZIP 33457 (Martin County, Florida), with $156K paid on 17 claims since 1978.

That is 1.2% of the 2,631 claims recorded across Martin County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $9K, lower than the county average of $26K and the Florida average of $62K.

At county level FEMA counts 9,539 residential flood policies in force, covering 14.1% of residential structures.

31NFIP claims since 1978
17paid claims
$156Ktotal paid
$9Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 33457MartinFloridaUS
Claims since 1978312,631448,6182,680,429
Share of claims paid55%57%70%78%
Average paid claim$9K$26K$62K$43K
Share of county claims1.2%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties019531,815—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 33457 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s4$1,916
1980s23$138,190
1990s1$0
2000s3$16,006
2010s0$0
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
200432$16,006$8,003
199110$0—
198521$6,002$6,002
19841812$132,188$11,016
198310$0—
198220$0—
197942$1,916$958

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: Martin County

Martin County has 245 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (0 in the last 12 months), 41 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 19; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 21.

Hail: 64 · Tornado: 42 · Flood: 19 · Wind: 63 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 33457?

31 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 17 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 33457?

$156K across 17 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $9K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 33457?

1984, with 18 claims and $132K paid.

What county is ZIP 33457 in?

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