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ZIP code 34491, Marion 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 34491, in Marion County, Florida, has 11 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 3 of them paid for a total of $19K.

That is 4.4% of the 250 claims recorded across Marion County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $6K, lower than the county average of $42K and the Florida average of $62K.

At county level FEMA counts 3,398 residential flood policies in force, covering 2% of residential structures.

11NFIP claims since 1978
3paid claims
$19Ktotal paid
$6Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 34491MarionFloridaUS
Claims since 197811250448,6182,680,429
Share of claims paid27%57%70%78%
Average paid claim$6K$42K$62K$43K
Share of county claims4.4%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties01731,815—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 34491 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s0$0
1990s1$0
2000s1$0
2010s7$19,405
2020s2$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202110$0—
202010$0—
201742$18,141$9,071
201410$0—
201321$1,264$1,264
200910$0—
199810$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: Marion County

Marion County has 1,021 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (43 in the last 12 months), 38 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: 11.

Hail: 140 · Tornado: 62 · Flood: 38 · Wind: 496 · Winter: 2 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 34491?

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

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 34491?

$19K across 3 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $6K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 34491?

2017, with 4 claims and $18K paid.

What county is ZIP 34491 in?

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