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ZIP code 33471, Glades 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 21 NFIP claims for ZIP 33471 (Glades County, Florida), with $76K paid on 10 claims since 1978.

That is 37.5% of the 56 claims recorded across Glades County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $8K, lower than the county average of $13K and the Florida average of $62K.

FEMA counts 1 repetitive-loss property 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 185 residential flood policies in force, covering 2.6% of residential structures.

21NFIP claims since 1978
10paid claims
$76Ktotal paid
$8Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 33471GladesFloridaUS
Claims since 19782156448,6182,680,429
Share of claims paid48%55%70%78%
Average paid claim$8K$13K$62K$43K
Share of county claims37.5%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties1231,815—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 33471 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s1$0
1990s3$6,858
2000s14$68,531
2010s2$327
2020s1$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202410$0—
201721$327$327
200897$58,931$8,419
200551$9,600$9,600
199610$0—
199321$6,858$6,858
198510$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: Glades County

Glades County has 238 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (11 in the last 12 months), 37 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 15; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 13.

Hail: 27 · Tornado: 27 · Flood: 15 · Wind: 41 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 33471?

21 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 10 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 33471?

$76K across 10 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $8K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 33471?

2008, with 9 claims and $59K paid.

What county is ZIP 33471 in?

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