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ZIP code 34217, Manatee 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 34217, in Manatee County, Florida, has 3,182 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 2,523 of them paid for a total of $226M.

That is 27.9% of the 11,389 claims recorded across Manatee County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $90K, close to the county average of $73K and the Florida average of $62K.

FEMA counts 139 repetitive-loss properties and 22 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 28,439 residential flood policies in force, covering 17.3% of residential structures.

3,182NFIP claims since 1978
2,523paid claims
$226Mtotal paid
$90Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 34217ManateeFloridaUS
Claims since 19783,18211,389448,6182,680,429
Share of claims paid79%78%70%78%
Average paid claim$90K$73K$62K$43K
Share of county claims27.9%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties13964931,815—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 34217 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s10$5,480
1980s537$2,335,478
1990s289$970,587
2000s68$277,442
2010s32$102,021
2020s2,246$222,355,744
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202530$0—
20242,1271,819$217,863,535$119,771
20239674$4,031,027$54,473
202230$0—
20201712$461,182$38,432
201822$3,375$1,687
201783$45,136$15,045
201683$40,783$13,594
201510$0—
201331$5,197$5,197
201282$7,530$3,765
201110$0—
201010$0—
200710$0—
2004103$43,178$14,393
200375$28,109$5,622
200232$6,305$3,153
2001188$34,128$4,266
20002920$165,722$8,286
19992823$158,560$6,894
199871$600$600
199743$12,369$4,123
19969672$418,342$5,810
19951610$45,267$4,527
199420$0—
19935732$139,105$4,347
19926545$186,822$4,152
1991126$9,521$1,587
199020$0—
198921$964$964
19886236$114,006$3,167
198722$2,225$1,112
198621$461$461
1985286199$1,848,669$9,290
198330$0—
1982171126$368,178$2,922
198184$975$244
198010$0—
197998$5,480$685
197810$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: Manatee County

Manatee County has 567 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (2 in the last 12 months), 50 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 58; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 15.

Hail: 71 · Tornado: 94 · Flood: 58 · Wind: 172 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 34217?

3,182 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 2,523 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 34217?

$226M across 2,523 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $90K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 34217?

2024, with 2,127 claims and $218M paid.

What county is ZIP 34217 in?

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