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Flood history · Hialeah, FL 33010

Flood insurance claims in Hialeah, FL 33010

761 claims since 1978 and $9.9 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

761flood insurance claims since 1978
$9.9 millionpaid to policyholders
$19,069average paid claim
76claims in the last 10 years
9%of claims outside high-risk zones
#162of 1,142 Florida ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 33010 since 1978.

1978: 2 claims1979: 6 claims1980: 4 claims1981: 3 claims1982: 2 claims1983: 2 claims1984: 1 claims1985: 4 claims1986: 1 claims1987: 2 claims1990: 1 claims1991: 61 claims1992: 50 claims1994: 5 claims1995: 2 claims1996: 1 claims1997: 2 claims1998: 7 claims1999: 140 claims2000: 335 claims2001: 6 claims2002: 1 claims2003: 3 claims2004: 6 claims2005: 33 claims2006: 1 claims2007: 1 claims2008: 1 claims2011: 1 claims2013: 1 claims2017: 11 claims2020: 64 claims2021: 1 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

Almost all claims here (91%) were on properties in high-risk zones (A or V). In those zones, federally regulated lenders require flood insurance.

One event dominates the record: Unnamed flooding accounts for 52% of all claims in this ZIP code.

76 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.

Hialeah, City Of takes part in FEMA's Community Rating System (class 7), which can lower flood insurance premiums by up to 15% in high-risk zones.

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Unnamed flooding197939252%
Hurricane Irene199913618%
Hurricane Andrew1992415%
Hurricane Wilma2005152%
Hurricane Eta2020132%
Hurricane Katrina2005111%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)88% · 670
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)7% · 54
Undetermined (D)1% · 10
Zone not recorded4% · 27

NFIP communities

Hialeah, City OfCRS class 7 · up to 15% off

Federal disaster declarations in Miami-Dade 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

22 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Miami-Dade 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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