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Flood history · Saint Petersburg, FL 33710

Flood insurance claims in Saint Petersburg, FL 33710

714 claims since 1978 and $36.2 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

714flood insurance claims since 1978
$36.2 millionpaid to policyholders
$64,557average paid claim
358claims in the last 10 years
41%of claims outside high-risk zones
#170of 1,142 Florida ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 33710 since 1978.

1978: 1 claims1979: 95 claims1980: 37 claims1981: 6 claims1982: 13 claims1983: 2 claims1985: 23 claims1986: 2 claims1987: 2 claims1988: 65 claims1989: 2 claims1991: 1 claims1992: 1 claims1993: 11 claims1995: 5 claims1996: 6 claims1997: 17 claims1998: 9 claims1999: 1 claims2000: 3 claims2001: 4 claims2002: 6 claims2003: 5 claims2004: 3 claims2005: 2 claims2006: 10 claims2007: 1 claims2008: 2 claims2009: 1 claims2012: 6 claims2013: 2 claims2014: 2 claims2016: 10 claims2017: 4 claims2018: 2 claims2019: 1 claims2020: 1 claims2022: 3 claims2023: 1 claims2024: 346 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

About 41% 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, Hurricane Milton, accounts for 32% of claims.

Flooding here is recent: 358 claims (50%) 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.

St. Petersburg, 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
Hurricane Milton202422532%
Unnamed flooding197916323%
Hurricane Helene202410114%
Hurricane Elena1985233%
The 'No-Name Storm'1982112%
Blizzard of 19931993101%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)59% · 423
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)36% · 256
Undetermined (D)4% · 32
Zone not recorded0% · 3

NFIP communities

St. Petersburg, City OfCRS class 5 · up to 25% off

Federal disaster declarations in Pinellas County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Hurricane MiltonHurricane · Major disaster · 2024-10-11
Hurricane MiltonHurricane · Emergency · 2024-10-07
Hurricane HeleneHurricane · Major disaster · 2024-09-28
Tropical Storm HeleneTropical Storm · Emergency · 2024-09-24
Hurricane DebbyTropical Storm · Major disaster · 2024-08-10
Tropical Storm DebbyTropical Storm · Emergency · 2024-08-03

25 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Pinellas 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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