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Flood history · Bonita Springs, FL 34134

Flood insurance claims in Bonita Springs, FL 34134

2,711 claims since 1982 and $273.2 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

2,711flood insurance claims since 1982
$273.2 millionpaid to policyholders
$124,194average paid claim
2,296claims in the last 10 years
5%of claims outside high-risk zones
#30of 1,142 Florida ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 34134 since 1978.

1982: 1 claims1985: 2 claims1988: 39 claims1992: 9 claims1993: 23 claims1994: 1 claims1995: 20 claims1996: 1 claims1998: 3 claims1999: 2 claims2000: 4 claims2001: 172 claims2002: 1 claims2003: 8 claims2004: 98 claims2005: 16 claims2006: 2 claims2008: 2 claims2011: 2 claims2012: 2 claims2013: 2 claims2016: 5 claims2017: 130 claims2018: 1 claims2020: 2 claims2021: 2 claims2022: 1762 claims2023: 5 claims2024: 393 claims2025: 1 claims1990200020102020

What the record says

Almost all claims here (95%) 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 64% of all claims in this ZIP code.

Flooding here is recent: 2,296 claims (85%) were in the last 10 years.

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

Bonita Springs, 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 Ian20221,74564%
Hurricane Milton202426110%
Torrential rain20011586%
Hurricane Irma20171275%
Hurricane Helene20241184%
Hurricane Charley2004923%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)95% · 2,585
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)5% · 124
Zone not recorded0% · 2

NFIP communities

Bonita Springs, City OfCRS class 5 · up to 25% off
Collier County *CRS 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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