Flood history · Homestead, FL 33032
Flood insurance claims in Homestead, FL 33032
901 claims since 1979 and $6.0 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 33032 since 1978.
What the record says
Almost all claims here (90%) 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 Katrina, accounts for 38% of claims.
106 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.
Miami-Dade County* takes part in FEMA's Community Rating System (class 3), which can lower flood insurance premiums by up to 35% in high-risk zones.
Biggest flood events
| Event | Year | Claims | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Katrina | 2005 | 340 | 38% |
| Hurricane Andrew | 1992 | 217 | 24% |
| Hurricane Irma | 2017 | 77 | 9% |
| Hurricane Irene | 1999 | 61 | 7% |
| Unnamed flooding | 2000 | 48 | 5% |
| Hurricane Wilma | 2005 | 15 | 2% |
Flood zone at time of claim
NFIP communities
Federal disaster declarations in Miami-Dade County
Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.
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.