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Flood history · Fort Pierce, FL 34982

Flood insurance claims in Fort Pierce, FL 34982

370 claims since 1978 and $4.8 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

370flood insurance claims since 1978
$4.8 millionpaid to policyholders
$24,378average paid claim
33claims in the last 10 years
32%of claims outside high-risk zones
#269of 1,142 Florida ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 34982 since 1978.

1978: 1 claims1979: 7 claims1981: 4 claims1982: 3 claims1983: 2 claims1984: 2 claims1985: 35 claims1987: 3 claims1990: 1 claims1991: 1 claims1992: 2 claims1993: 2 claims1994: 6 claims1995: 21 claims1996: 3 claims1997: 1 claims1998: 2 claims1999: 15 claims2000: 1 claims2001: 2 claims2003: 1 claims2004: 110 claims2005: 18 claims2008: 44 claims2009: 2 claims2010: 1 claims2011: 2 claims2012: 23 claims2013: 1 claims2014: 17 claims2016: 4 claims2017: 28 claims2020: 3 claims2024: 2 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, Hurricane Frances, accounts for 17% of claims.

33 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.

St. Lucie County * 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 Frances20046217%
Tropical Storm Fay20084412%
Hurricane Jeanne20044111%
Hurricane Irma2017236%
Hurricane Isaac2012226%
Hurricane Wilma2005134%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)67% · 247
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)32% · 117
Zone not recorded2% · 6

NFIP communities

St. Lucie County *CRS class 5 · up to 25% off
Fort Pierce, City OfCRS class 6 · up to 20% off

Federal disaster declarations in St. Lucie 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 St. Lucie 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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