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Flood history · Cape Coral, FL 33914

Flood insurance claims in Cape Coral, FL 33914

3,663 claims since 1982 and $240.5 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

3,663flood insurance claims since 1982
$240.5 millionpaid to policyholders
$101,915average paid claim
3,387claims in the last 10 years
2%of claims outside high-risk zones
#16of 1,142 Florida ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 33914 since 1978.

1982: 1 claims1985: 2 claims1987: 2 claims1988: 3 claims1989: 1 claims1990: 1 claims1992: 4 claims1993: 1 claims1994: 1 claims1995: 7 claims1996: 4 claims1997: 4 claims1998: 5 claims1999: 5 claims2000: 3 claims2001: 15 claims2002: 3 claims2003: 1 claims2004: 160 claims2005: 19 claims2007: 1 claims2008: 9 claims2009: 2 claims2010: 1 claims2011: 3 claims2012: 5 claims2013: 3 claims2014: 1 claims2015: 1 claims2016: 8 claims2017: 77 claims2018: 4 claims2019: 2 claims2020: 6 claims2021: 6 claims2022: 3259 claims2023: 8 claims2024: 25 claims1990200020102020

What the record says

Almost all claims here (98%) were on properties in high-risk zones (A or V). In those zones, federally regulated lenders require flood insurance.

One event dominates the record: Hurricane Ian accounts for 88% of all claims in this ZIP code.

Flooding here is recent: 3,387 claims (92%) were in the last 10 years.

The most commonly recorded cause is tidal water overflow: coastal surge and high tides.

Cape Coral, 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 Ian20223,22088%
Hurricane Charley20041564%
Hurricane Irma2017632%
Hurricane Wilma2005150%
Hurricane Milton2024110%
Torrential rain200170%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)98% · 3,603
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)2% · 60

NFIP communities

Cape Coral, City OfCRS class 5 · up to 25% off
Lee County*CRS class 5 · up to 25% off

Federal disaster declarations in Lee 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

26 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Lee 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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