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ZIP code 33578, Hillsborough 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 337 NFIP claims for ZIP 33578 (Hillsborough County, Florida), with $12M paid on 261 claims since 1978.

That is 1.8% of the 18,556 claims recorded across Hillsborough County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $48K, lower than the county average of $82K and the Florida average of $62K.

FEMA counts 35 repetitive-loss properties and 15 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 54,179 residential flood policies in force, covering 12.1% of residential structures.

337NFIP claims since 1978
261paid claims
$12Mtotal paid
$48Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 33578HillsboroughFloridaUS
Claims since 197833718,556448,6182,680,429
Share of claims paid77%78%70%78%
Average paid claim$48K$82K$62K$43K
Share of county claims1.8%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties3597531,815—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 33578 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s2$0
1980s58$373,477
1990s73$1,019,444
2000s62$1,063,192
2010s18$149,634
2020s124$9,855,234
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202610$0—
202410388$8,695,889$98,817
20231513$1,159,345$89,180
202220$0—
202030$0—
201921$5,968$5,968
201786$97,071$16,178
201631$9,767$9,767
201510$0—
201232$28,834$14,417
201011$7,994$7,994
200954$126,600$31,650
200841$1,846$1,846
200711$11,362$11,362
200510$0—
20042319$567,525$29,870
200374$95,077$23,769
200242$16,881$8,440
2001138$194,601$24,325
200043$49,299$16,433
199910$0—
199831$696$696
1997137$137,155$19,594
19963025$468,809$18,752
199511$16,345$16,345
199422$7,776$3,888
19932220$387,332$19,367
199211$1,331$1,331
198864$7,245$1,811
198710$0—
19852017$258,011$15,177
198332$5,142$2,571
19822827$103,079$3,818
197920$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: Hillsborough County

Hillsborough County has 1,309 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (8 in the last 12 months), 47 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 95; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 17.

Hail: 287 · Tornado: 149 · Flood: 95 · Wind: 485 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 33578?

337 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 261 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 33578?

$12M across 261 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $48K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 33578?

2024, with 103 claims and $8.7M paid.

What county is ZIP 33578 in?

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