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ZIP code 33957, 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 33957, in Lee County, Florida, has 7,057 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 5,514 of them paid for a total of $694M.

That is 14.6% of the 48,496 claims recorded across Lee County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $126K, close to the county average of $107K and the Florida average of $62K.

FEMA counts 700 repetitive-loss properties and 79 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.

7,057NFIP claims since 1978
5,514paid claims
$694Mtotal paid
$126Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 33957LeeFloridaUS
Claims since 19787,05748,496448,6182,680,429
Share of claims paid78%76%70%78%
Average paid claim$126K$107K$62K$43K
Share of county claims14.6%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties7004,02531,815—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 33957 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s1$629
1980s160$366,233
1990s59$206,332
2000s1,129$6,772,427
2010s44$490,239
2020s5,664$686,284,117
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202610$0—
202510$0—
20241,198999$47,812,228$47,860
2023197$461,761$65,966
20224,3443,846$636,736,987$165,558
202142$10,220$5,110
20209755$1,262,921$22,962
201920$0—
201864$78,833$19,708
2017269$236,486$26,276
201654$174,919$43,730
201410$0—
201230$0—
201010$0—
200873$29,670$9,890
2005102$9,523$4,762
2004875318$5,282,703$16,612
200311$1,000$1,000
200231$2,495$2,495
2001220156$1,430,540$9,170
2000135$16,496$3,299
199931$775$775
199851$2,268$2,268
19952510$14,950$1,495
199420$0—
1993134$13,237$3,309
1992107$129,121$18,446
199111$45,980$45,980
19884022$199,067$9,048
198731$180$180
198622$15,840$7,920
19855022$91,908$4,178
198420$0—
198352$1,611$805
19825527$57,333$2,123
198111$295$295
198020$0—
197811$629$629

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 33957?

7,057 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 5,514 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 33957?

$694M across 5,514 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $126K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 33957?

2022, with 4,344 claims and $637M paid.

What county is ZIP 33957 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 1 Oct 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.