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ZIP code 55033, Dakota County, Minnesota

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 57 NFIP claims for ZIP 55033 (Dakota County, Minnesota), with $425K paid on 47 claims since 1978.

That is 31.5% of the 181 claims recorded across Dakota County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $9K, lower than the county average of $30K and the Minnesota average of $16K.

FEMA counts 10 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 161 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.1% of residential structures.

57NFIP claims since 1978
47paid claims
$425Ktotal paid
$9Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 55033DakotaMinnesotaUS
Claims since 19785718112,4742,680,429
Share of claims paid82%72%81%78%
Average paid claim$9K$30K$16K$43K
Share of county claims31.5%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties1012553—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 55033 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s5$4,971
1980s1$0
1990s19$151,089
2000s17$165,653
2010s11$82,441
2020s4$20,858
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202411$5,413$5,413
202321$9,952$9,952
202011$5,493$5,493
201932$16,218$8,109
201810$0—
201444$55,125$13,781
201133$11,099$3,700
20011613$164,935$12,687
200011$717$717
19971613$133,908$10,301
199333$17,180$5,727
198410$0—
197933$2,852$951
197822$2,119$1,060

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: Dakota County

Dakota County has 844 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (23 in the last 12 months), 16 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 31; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 310 · Tornado: 41 · Flood: 31 · Wind: 258 · Winter: 125 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 55033?

57 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 47 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 55033?

$425K across 47 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $9K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 55033?

1997, with 16 claims and $134K paid.

What county is ZIP 55033 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Dakota County, Minnesota; 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.