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ZIP code 33908, Lee 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 33908, in Lee County, Florida, has 8,402 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 6,991 of them paid for a total of $887M.

That is 17.3% of the 48,496 claims recorded across Lee County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $127K, close to the county average of $107K and the Florida average of $62K.

FEMA counts 481 repetitive-loss properties and 134 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 84,120 residential flood policies in force, covering 24.3% of residential structures.

8,402NFIP claims since 1978
6,991paid claims
$887Mtotal paid
$127Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 33908LeeFloridaUS
Claims since 19788,40248,496448,6182,680,429
Share of claims paid83%76%70%78%
Average paid claim$127K$107K$62K$43K
Share of county claims17.3%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties4814,02531,815—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 33908 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s7$3,194
1980s43$64,006
1990s37$48,847
2000s249$900,515
2010s534$19,209,987
2020s7,532$866,356,936
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202620$0—
202540$0—
2024725580$46,109,513$79,499
2023151$20,370$20,370
20226,7775,895$820,154,884$139,127
202152$48,411$24,206
202042$23,758$11,879
201930$0—
201830$0—
2017512370$19,188,420$51,861
201620$0—
201520$0—
201410$0—
201311$750$750
201241$18,601$18,601
201130$0—
201031$2,217$2,217
200920$0—
200810$0—
200710$0—
200632$8,018$4,009
2005366$88,656$14,776
200412749$412,242$8,413
200320$0—
20016736$373,674$10,380
2000106$17,926$2,988
199931$6,770$6,770
199852$1,314$657
199721$10,162$10,162
199633$13,765$4,588
1995155$11,426$2,285
199341$175$175
199222$2,917$1,459
199121$2,319$2,319
199010$0—
198940$0—
19881813$47,312$3,639
198610$0—
198592$8,704$4,352
198321$76$76
198262$3,932$1,966
198131$3,983$3,983
197963$2,887$962
197811$307$307

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: Lee County

Lee County has 728 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (15 in the last 12 months), 45 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 52; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 16.

Hail: 122 · Tornado: 130 · Flood: 52 · Wind: 234 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 33908?

8,402 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 6,991 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 33908?

$887M across 6,991 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $127K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 33908?

2022, with 6,777 claims and $820M paid.

What county is ZIP 33908 in?

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