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ZIP code 33830, Polk 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 33830, in Polk County, Florida, has 46 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 31 of them paid for a total of $998K.

That is 2.8% of the 1,671 claims recorded across Polk County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $32K, lower than the county average of $42K and the Florida average of $62K.

At county level FEMA counts 7,144 residential flood policies in force, covering 2.6% of residential structures.

46NFIP claims since 1978
31paid claims
$998Ktotal paid
$32Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 33830PolkFloridaUS
Claims since 1978461,671448,6182,680,429
Share of claims paid67%65%70%78%
Average paid claim$32K$42K$62K$43K
Share of county claims2.8%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties010531,815—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 33830 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s4$8,062
1980s1$0
1990s2$1,392
2000s30$656,044
2010s0$0
2020s9$332,435
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202287$332,435$47,491
202010$0—
200510$0—
20042516$583,346$36,459
200344$72,698$18,174
199521$1,392$1,392
198210$0—
197943$8,062$2,687

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: Polk County

Polk County has 1,026 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (0 in the last 12 months), 42 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 38; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 18.

Hail: 256 · Tornado: 165 · Flood: 38 · Wind: 357 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 33830?

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

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 33830?

$998K across 31 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $32K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 33830?

2004, with 25 claims and $583K paid.

What county is ZIP 33830 in?

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