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ZIP code 36830, 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.

OpenFEMA lists 39 NFIP claims for ZIP 36830 (Lee County, Florida), with $163K paid on 31 claims since 1978.

That is 62.9% of the 62 claims recorded across Lee County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $5K, lower than the county average of $12K and the Florida average of $62K.

FEMA counts 3 repetitive-loss properties and 0 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 250 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.5% of residential structures.

39NFIP claims since 1978
31paid claims
$163Ktotal paid
$5Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 36830LeeFloridaUS
Claims since 19783962448,6182,680,429
Share of claims paid79%69%70%78%
Average paid claim$5K$12K$62K$43K
Share of county claims62.9%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties3531,815—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 36830 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s1$0
1980s12$20,835
1990s11$64,046
2000s6$17,189
2010s6$7,221
2020s3$53,492
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202611$9,720$9,720
202511$40,037$40,037
202011$3,735$3,735
201710$0—
201532$7,221$3,610
201210$0—
201110$0—
200911$1,077$1,077
200411$2,734$2,734
200132$5,479$2,739
200011$7,899$7,899
199987$49,499$7,071
199622$1,293$646
199511$13,254$13,254
198333$5,795$1,932
198198$15,040$1,880
197910$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: Lee County

Lee County has 553 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (21 in the last 12 months), 22 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 28; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 128 · Tornado: 44 · Flood: 28 · Wind: 224 · Winter: 14 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 36830?

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

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 36830?

$163K across 31 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $5K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 36830?

1981, with 9 claims and $15K paid.

What county is ZIP 36830 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.