Flood insurance cost · ZIP 33405 · FL

Flood insurance cost in ZIP 33405 (West Palm Beach, FL)

What homeowners with a National Flood Insurance Program policy actually pay, from FEMA's records of 790 home policies in force on August 31, 2026.

ZIP code 33405 (West Palm Beach, FL)Policies in force on Aug 31, 2026

Median annual cost of NFIP flood insurance for a home

$1,070a year

Half of insured homes paid between $807 and $1,360. That is 54% more than the Palm Beach County median ($695). Most insured homes here are rated in zone X (53%).

$0$807 · $1,070 · $1,360$1,700

+9.6% vs Aug 31, 2025 (median $976)

790home policies in force

$1,128average cost (mean)

47%of insured homes in high-risk zones (A, V)

$250,000median building coverage

This is what policyholders paid, not a quote. Two neighbors can pay very different prices: NFIP prices depend on the building (elevation, foundation, number of floors, replacement cost), the coverage and deductible chosen and the distance to water (FEMA FloodSmart: premium factors). For a price for your building, ask an insurance agent. Private flood insurance is not included in these figures.

Cost by flood zone in ZIP code 33405

The flood zone on FEMA's map is one of the main price factors. Median and middle half of what insured homes paid, by the zone used to rate the policy.

Flood zone	Median	Middle half (25th–75th percentile)	Average	Policies	vs last year
Zone AE High risk	$1,355	$1,094–$1,705	$1,389	371 (47%)	+8.6%
Zone X Moderate to low risk	$873	$713–$1,075	$898	419 (53%)	+1.4%

Not shown (fewer than 10 home policies): VE, A, AO, AH, A99/AR, D. Shares are of all insured homes; a few policies have no rated zone. "vs last year" compares medians with policies in force a year earlier.

Cost by type of building

All NFIP policies in force in ZIP code 33405, by what they insure.

Type of building	Policies	Median	Average
Single-family home	761	$1,077	$1,139
2–4 unit building	16	$990	$983
Condo or apartment unit	13	$684	$664
Whole residential building (5+ units or condo association) One policy covers the whole building, so the cost is much higher than for a single home.	21	$1,416	$3,409
Non-residential building or unit Businesses, churches, farm buildings and other non-residential property.	59	$1,621	$1,828

Not shown (fewer than 10 policies): manufactured (mobile) home.

870NFIP policies in force, any building

1,178insured units (condo association policies count every unit)

88%of home policies also cover contents

$100,000median contents coverage, when bought

One year on: ZIP code 33405

Policies in force on August 31, 2026 compared with a year earlier. Nationwide, practically all policies in both years carry FEMA's Risk Rating 2.0 occupancy codes, so both years use the same pricing system. The policies are not the same: some were new, some lapsed.

	Aug 31, 2025	Aug 31, 2026	Change
Home policies in force	806	790	−2.0%
Median annual cost	$976	$1,070	+9.6%
Average annual cost	$1,065	$1,128	+5.9%
All policies in force (any building)	894	870	−2.7%

Flood claims history

Since 1978, NFIP policyholders in ZIP 33405 have filed 137 flood claims. 68 received a payment, for a total of $583,070 (an average of $8,575 per paid claim). The year with the most claims was 2004 (27 claims). Amounts are in dollars of the time, not adjusted for inflation.

Flood claims per year of loss, 1978–2026. Years with fewer than 10 claims are left blank. Hover a bar for details.

All years with at least 10 claims (4)

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Year of loss	Claims	Paid claims	Total paid	Average per paid claim
2004	27	12	$187,376	$15,615
1999	16	10	$94,604	$9,460
1982	20	15	$29,804	$1,987
1979	12	<10	–	–

2026 is a partial year. Claims are counted where the insured property is; they include buildings and contents, homes and businesses.

NFIP communities in this ZIP code

West Palm Beach (788 home policies). A ZIP code can cross city and county lines; each policy is counted once, in the ZIP code reported for the insured building.