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ZIP code 33601, 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.

ZIP code 33601, in Hillsborough County, Florida, has 10 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 7 of them paid for a total of $167K.

That is 0.1% of the 18,556 claims recorded across Hillsborough County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $24K, lower than the county average of $82K 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 54,179 residential flood policies in force, covering 12.1% of residential structures.

10NFIP claims since 1978
7paid claims
$167Ktotal paid
$24Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 33601HillsboroughFloridaUS
Claims since 19781018,556448,6182,680,429
Share of claims paid70%78%70%78%
Average paid claim$24K$82K$62K$43K
Share of county claims0.1%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties197531,815—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 33601 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s1$0
1980s5$24,897
1990s1$5,539
2000s1$24,448
2010s0$0
2020s2$111,878
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202411$92,479$92,479
202011$19,399$19,399
200411$24,448$24,448
199611$5,539$5,539
198522$22,032$11,016
198231$2,865$2,865
197910$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 33601?

10 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 7 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 33601?

$167K across 7 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $24K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 33601?

1982, with 3 claims and $3K paid.

What county is ZIP 33601 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.