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Flood history · Boca Raton, FL 33432

Flood insurance claims in Boca Raton, FL 33432

238 claims since 1979 and $7.3 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

238flood insurance claims since 1979
$7.3 millionpaid to policyholders
$73,550average paid claim
82claims in the last 10 years
48%of claims outside high-risk zones
#337of 1,142 Florida ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 33432 since 1978.

1979: 36 claims1980: 2 claims1981: 3 claims1982: 11 claims1983: 1 claims1984: 1 claims1985: 1 claims1987: 4 claims1989: 1 claims1990: 1 claims1991: 2 claims1992: 6 claims1993: 1 claims1994: 2 claims1996: 1 claims1998: 2 claims1999: 20 claims2000: 2 claims2001: 1 claims2003: 1 claims2004: 12 claims2005: 19 claims2006: 1 claims2008: 2 claims2009: 2 claims2011: 3 claims2012: 2 claims2013: 3 claims2014: 4 claims2015: 1 claims2016: 8 claims2017: 21 claims2018: 1 claims2019: 2 claims2020: 8 claims2022: 2 claims2024: 1 claims2025: 47 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

About 48% 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.

Losses are spread across many events; the largest, Unnamed flooding, accounts for 16% of claims.

Flooding here is recent: 82 claims (34%) were 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.

Boca Raton, City Of 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
Unnamed flooding19913916%
Hurricane Irma2017208%
Hurricane Irene1999188%
Hurricane Wilma2005167%
Hurricane Frances200483%
Hurricane Eta202063%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)50% · 119
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)46% · 109
Zone not recorded4% · 10

NFIP communities

Boca Raton, City OfCRS class 5 · up to 25% off

Federal disaster declarations in Palm Beach 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 Palm Beach 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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