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Flood history · Boynton Beach, FL 33435

Flood insurance claims in Boynton Beach, FL 33435

450 claims since 1978 and $2.4 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

450flood insurance claims since 1978
$2.4 millionpaid to policyholders
$10,956average paid claim
49claims in the last 10 years
32%of claims outside high-risk zones
#236of 1,142 Florida ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 33435 since 1978.

1978: 2 claims1979: 53 claims1981: 2 claims1982: 51 claims1983: 2 claims1984: 5 claims1986: 1 claims1988: 1 claims1989: 1 claims1991: 4 claims1992: 6 claims1993: 1 claims1994: 3 claims1995: 5 claims1998: 46 claims1999: 59 claims2000: 15 claims2001: 1 claims2004: 75 claims2005: 22 claims2008: 5 claims2009: 1 claims2010: 2 claims2011: 3 claims2012: 12 claims2014: 18 claims2015: 1 claims2016: 4 claims2017: 36 claims2019: 2 claims2020: 3 claims2022: 3 claims2023: 3 claims2024: 1 claims2025: 1 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

About 32% 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 13% of claims.

49 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.

Ocean Ridge, Town Of takes part in FEMA's Community Rating System (class 6), which can lower flood insurance premiums by up to 20% in high-risk zones.

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Unnamed flooding19795813%
Hurricane Frances20044911%
Hurricane Irene19994811%
Hurricane Irma2017276%
Hurricane Jeanne2004235%
Hurricane Wilma2005215%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)65% · 291
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)30% · 137
Zone not recorded5% · 22

NFIP communities

Ocean Ridge, Town OfCRS class 6 · up to 20% off
Boynton Beach, City OfCRS class 4 · up to 30% off
Palm Beach County *CRS class 5 · up to 25% off
Briny Breezes, Town OfParticipates in the NFIP

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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