Does South Grapeland Heights flood?

South Grapeland Heights, Miami, FL · ZIP code 33125: the ZIP code on 94 of the 95 flood insurance claims counted here. ZIP codes do not follow neighborhood lines.

Yes. Insured properties in and around South Grapeland Heights have filed flood claims. About 54% of South Grapeland Heights’s mapped area is inside FEMA’s Special Flood Hazard Area (high-risk zones such as AE). NFIP flood insurance records list 95 claims from the Census block groups that cover South Grapeland Heights, from 1992 through 2020. 71 of them received a payment, totaling $789,475 (not adjusted for inflation). The busiest years were 2000 (35 claims), 1999 (30 claims), 2017 (10 claims).

Past claims do not predict future flooding, and a neighborhood figure cannot tell you about one building. Look up the exact address on the FEMA Flood Map Service Center (or the Miami-Dade County Flood Zone map viewer) and get flood insurance quotes before you sign a lease or a contract.

Check a specific address in South Grapeland Heights

Neighborhood figures are averages. Our address check looks up the FEMA flood zone and the hurricane evacuation zone at one address, from the same public maps: check if your address is in a flood zone.

Flood zones street by street in South Grapeland Heights

The named streets in South Grapeland Heights, longest first, with how much of each street’s length inside South Grapeland Heights lies in FEMA’s high-risk flood zones (the Special Flood Hazard Area, zones A and V). Length is the part inside South Grapeland Heights; the main zone is the FEMA zone covering most of that length. A street can cross several zones, so the zone at one address can differ from the street’s main zone: check the address above for that. 1 shorter street is not listed.

Streets: U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb, Transportation (primary, secondary and local roads). Flood zones: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer (NFHL), Flood Hazard Zones and FIRM Panels, retrieved October 25, 2026. Each street is clipped to the neighborhood boundary and measured in an equal-area projection. Street lengths are rounded.

Flood zones in South Grapeland Heights

Share of South Grapeland Heights’s mapped area (about 1.079 km²) in each FEMA flood zone, from FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer (NFHL), Flood Hazard Zones and FIRM Panels. Mapped base flood elevations inside the neighborhood range from 8 to 10 feet. Effective date of the FIRM panel(s) covering it (12086C0292L, 12086C0294L, 12086C0311L, 12086C0313L): September 11, 2009.

What the zones mean

Zone AE (and A, AH, AO)

High-risk: part of the Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA), the area FEMA maps as having a 1-percent chance of flooding in any given year (the “100-year” or base flood). AE areas have a mapped base flood elevation.

Zone VE (and V)

High-risk coastal areas, also in the SFHA, where the base flood is expected to bring additional hazards from storm waves.

Zone X (shaded)

Moderate hazard: between the limits of the 1-percent and the 0.2-percent-annual-chance (“500-year”) flood.

Zone X (unshaded)

Minimal hazard: outside the SFHA and higher than the 0.2-percent-annual-chance flood elevation. Minimal is not zero: flood claims are filed from X zones too.

Source: FEMA Glossary: Flood Zones.

Flood insurance claims over time

Claims filed under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) from the 2010 Census block groups that cover South Grapeland Heights. About 99% of the combined area of those block groups lies inside South Grapeland Heights. Only insured properties appear, so these counts understate total flooding.

By decade

By year of loss

Named flood events with the most claims

• Flooding: 35 claims
• Hurricane Irene: 27 claims
• Hurricane Irma: 10 claims
• Hurricane Andrew: 3 claims
• Hurricane Katrina: 3 claims

FEMA labels some events only as “Flooding”. Claims by the flood zone the property was rated in:

• A/AE/AH/AO (high risk): 91
• X/B/C (moderate or minimal): 2
• Not reported: 2

How much is flood insurance in South Grapeland Heights?

The typical National Flood Insurance Program policy on single-family homes in South Grapeland Heights costs $893 a year: the median of 87 policies that started between August 1, 2025 and July 31, 2026. Half of them cost between $755 and $1,056. That is the full amount paid for the year, the premium plus FEMA’s fees and surcharges, and every one of these policies is priced under Risk Rating 2.0. A quote for one building can be far from this: its elevation, foundation, age, coverage and deductible all change the price. Private flood insurance is not included.

Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Dataset: FIMA NFIP Redacted Policies - v3, computed October 25, 2026.

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Before you rent or buy in South Grapeland Heights

• Look up the exact address on the FEMA Flood Map Service Center; a neighborhood can mix high-risk and minimal-hazard zones.
• Ask the landlord or seller about past flooding and flood insurance claims at the property.
• Get a flood insurance quote early: new NFIP policies usually take 30 days to start (FloodSmart (NFIP): Buy a Flood Insurance Policy).
• Ask which floor the unit is on and where parking, storage and mechanical equipment sit.
• Hiring movers? Check the moving company’s federal license and insurance first with the free Miami mover check.

Living in South Grapeland Heights

Flood maps are only one part of choosing a neighborhood. For what day-to-day life in South Grapeland Heights is like, from parks to errands, see Living in South Grapeland Heights, Miami on StrollPlace.

Buyer and renter FAQ

FAQ sources: FloodSmart (NFIP): Buy a Flood Insurance Policy; FEMA Fact Sheet: Think you don’t need flood insurance? Think again (Jan. 21, 2025); 44 CFR 61.11, Effective date and time of coverage.

Nearby neighborhoods

• Does North Grapeland Heights flood?
• West Grapeland Heights – living in West Grapeland Heights (StrollPlace)
• Does North Sewell Park flood?
• Does South Sewell Park flood?
• Does Citrus Grove flood?
• Auburndale

How these numbers were made

Neighborhood boundary: City of Miami, Miami Neighborhoods (ArcGIS feature service). Flood zone shares: the neighborhood polygon intersected with FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer (NFHL), Flood Hazard Zones and FIRM Panels, area computed in an equal-area projection; retrieved October 25, 2026. Claims: OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3 records for Miami-Dade County (county code 12086), dataset as of September 8, 2026, retrieved October 25, 2026. A 2010 Census block group is counted for a neighborhood when at least 25% of the block group lies inside the neighborhood, or at least 25% of the neighborhood lies inside the block group. Block groups used: 120860050021 (99.4% of the block group is inside South Grapeland Heights), 120860050022 (98.7% of the block group is inside South Grapeland Heights). Neighboring pages can share a block group, so their counts can overlap. Paid totals add building, contents and Increased Cost of Compliance payments and are not adjusted for inflation; a claim whose FEMA record shows a negative payment (an adjustment) counts as zero. See the methodology.

Sources

1. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), FEMA OpenFEMA Dataset: FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims - v3. Retrieved on October 25, 2026.
2. FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer (NFHL), Flood Hazard Zones and FIRM Panels. Retrieved on October 25, 2026.
3. City of Miami, Miami Neighborhoods (ArcGIS feature service).
4. U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb, 2010 Census Block Groups.
5. FEMA Glossary: Flood Zones.
6. FloodSmart (NFIP): Buy a Flood Insurance Policy.
7. FEMA Fact Sheet: Think you don’t need flood insurance? Think again (Jan. 21, 2025).
8. 44 CFR 61.11, Effective date and time of coverage.
9. OpenFEMA Terms and Conditions.
10. FEMA OpenFEMA Dataset: FIMA NFIP Redacted Policies - v3.
11. U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb, Transportation (primary, secondary and local roads).

Data as of September 8, 2026 (FEMA claims) and October 25, 2026 (flood zones). Page last updated October 25, 2026.