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Flood history · Sebastian, FL 32958

Flood insurance claims in Sebastian, FL 32958

249 claims since 1979 and $3.9 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

249flood insurance claims since 1979
$3.9 millionpaid to policyholders
$32,165average paid claim
10claims in the last 10 years
37%of claims outside high-risk zones
#333of 1,142 Florida ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 32958 since 1978.

1979: 2 claims1980: 1 claims1984: 3 claims1991: 3 claims1993: 2 claims1994: 4 claims1995: 2 claims1997: 3 claims1999: 17 claims2002: 8 claims2003: 1 claims2004: 170 claims2005: 2 claims2007: 2 claims2008: 4 claims2011: 3 claims2013: 1 claims2014: 1 claims2015: 2 claims2016: 8 claims2017: 5 claims2022: 3 claims2023: 1 claims2024: 1 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

About 37% of claims here were on properties rated outside high-risk zones (zones X, B or C). A lower-risk zone on the map is not a guarantee.

One event dominates the record: Hurricane Jeanne accounts for 44% of all claims in this ZIP code.

10 claims were filed in the last 10 years.

The most commonly recorded cause is heavy rain or snowmelt collecting faster than it drains, which can happen far from any river or coast.

Indian River County * takes part in FEMA's Community Rating System (class 5), which can lower flood insurance premiums by up to 25% in high-risk zones.

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Hurricane Jeanne200410944%
Hurricane Frances20045823%
Hurricane Irene1999125%
Unnamed flooding198483%
Hurricane Matthew201673%
Tropical Storm Fay200842%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)63% · 156
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)37% · 91
Zone not recorded1% · 2

NFIP communities

Indian River County *CRS class 5 · up to 25% off
Sebastian, City OfCRS class 6 · up to 20% off

Federal disaster declarations in Indian River County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Hurricane MiltonHurricane · Major disaster · 2024-10-11
Hurricane MiltonHurricane · Emergency · 2024-10-07
Hurricane NicoleHurricane · Major disaster · 2022-12-13
Tropical Storm NicoleTropical Storm · Emergency · 2022-11-08
Hurricane IanHurricane · Major disaster · 2022-09-29
Tropical Storm IanHurricane · Emergency · 2022-09-24

20 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Indian River 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.

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