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Flood history · Pinellas Park, FL 33781

Flood insurance claims in Pinellas Park, FL 33781

369 claims since 1979 and $3.5 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

369flood insurance claims since 1979
$3.5 millionpaid to policyholders
$13,128average paid claim
88claims in the last 10 years
40%of claims outside high-risk zones
#272of 1,142 Florida ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 33781 since 1978.

1979: 82 claims1980: 2 claims1981: 3 claims1982: 6 claims1985: 5 claims1986: 1 claims1987: 2 claims1988: 62 claims1991: 7 claims1993: 1 claims1994: 1 claims1995: 12 claims1996: 2 claims1997: 14 claims1998: 1 claims1999: 1 claims2000: 2 claims2001: 1 claims2002: 2 claims2003: 4 claims2004: 6 claims2005: 1 claims2006: 50 claims2008: 1 claims2009: 1 claims2010: 2 claims2012: 5 claims2015: 1 claims2016: 3 claims2017: 6 claims2018: 1 claims2019: 3 claims2020: 3 claims2021: 2 claims2022: 3 claims2023: 1 claims2024: 65 claims2025: 1 claims2026: 3 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

About 40% 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.

One event dominates the record: Unnamed flooding accounts for 41% of all claims in this ZIP code.

88 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.

Pinellas Park, 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 flooding197915241%
Hurricane Milton20244913%
Hurricane Helene202492%
Hurricane Debby202472%
Hurricane Elena198551%
The 'No-Name Storm'198251%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)60% · 220
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)40% · 148
Undetermined (D)0% · 1

NFIP communities

Pinellas Park, City OfCRS class 5 · up to 25% off
Pinellas County *CRS class 2 · up to 40% 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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