Flood history · Suwannee, FL 32692
Flood insurance claims in Suwannee, FL 32692
467 claims since 1980 and $7.9 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.
Claims by year
Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 32692 since 1978.
What the record says
Almost all claims here (98%) were on properties in high-risk zones (A or V). In those zones, federally regulated lenders require flood insurance.
Losses are spread across many events; the largest, Hurricane Josephine, accounts for 34% of claims.
66 claims were filed in the last 10 years.
The most commonly recorded cause is tidal water overflow: coastal surge and high tides.
Levy County * takes part in FEMA's Community Rating System (class 9), which can lower flood insurance premiums by up to 05% in high-risk zones.
Biggest flood events
| Event | Year | Claims | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Josephine | 1996 | 159 | 34% |
| Blizzard of 1993 | 1993 | 60 | 13% |
| Hurricane Hermine | 2016 | 32 | 7% |
| Hurricane Dennis | 2005 | 32 | 7% |
| Hurricane Helene | 2024 | 31 | 7% |
| Hurricane Idalia | 2023 | 25 | 5% |
Flood zone at time of claim
NFIP communities
Federal disaster declarations in Dixie County
Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.
31 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Dixie County since 2000.
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Sources: FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims (v3) and Disaster Declarations Summaries, FEMA NFIP Community Status Book; place names from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Data as of 2026-10-09. Payments are net building + contents payments in dollars at the time paid, not adjusted for inflation. Claims are grouped by the ZIP code reported on the claim. This product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA. Information only; not an official flood zone determination or insurance advice.