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ZIP code 75116, Dallas County, Texas

National Flood Insurance Program claims and payouts recorded for this ZIP code, with county context.

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. NFIP claims as of 8 Sep 2026.

OpenFEMA lists 41 NFIP claims for ZIP 75116 (Dallas County, Texas), with $294K paid on 30 claims since 1978.

That is 1.2% of the 3,457 claims recorded across Dallas County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $10K, lower than the county average of $28K and the Texas average of $55K.

FEMA counts 3 repetitive-loss properties and 0 severe repetitive-loss properties in the ZIP (properties with two or more paid flood claims); their locations are not published.

At county level FEMA counts 4,809 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.8% of residential structures.

41NFIP claims since 1978
30paid claims
$294Ktotal paid
$10Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 75116DallasTexasUS
Claims since 1978413,457394,2042,680,429
Share of claims paid73%72%80%78%
Average paid claim$10K$28K$55K$43K
Share of county claims1.2%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties322934,444—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 75116 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s3$1,348
1980s23$60,904
1990s4$7,992
2000s4$22,632
2010s4$150,254
2020s3$50,438
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202410$0—
202211$1,537$1,537
202111$48,902$48,902
201522$111,063$55,531
201411$5,761$5,761
201311$33,431$33,431
200910$0—
200811$20,220$20,220
200411$2,412$2,412
200110$0—
199710$0—
199611$2,054$2,054
199122$5,938$2,969
198933$20,843$6,948
198710$0—
198654$26,879$6,720
1985105$8,368$1,674
198211$2,270$2,270
198122$2,044$1,022
198011$500$500
197933$1,348$449

Claims are counted by year of loss as recorded in OpenFEMA's redacted NFIP claims file; amounts combine building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments. ZIP codes in the file are the policyholder's reported ZIP.

County context: Dallas County

Dallas County has 2,304 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (90 in the last 12 months), 28 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Very High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 327; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 841 · Tornado: 109 · Flood: 327 · Wind: 724 · Winter: 73 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 75116?

41 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 30 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 75116?

$294K across 30 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $10K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 75116?

1985, with 10 claims and $8K paid.

What county is ZIP 75116 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Dallas County, Texas; ZIP codes can cross county lines. The county page carries the storm record, declarations and risk index for the area.

Provenance

OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (as of 8 Sep 2026) and NfipMultipleLossProperties v1 (2 Aug 2026), aggregated by ZIP code and year of loss on this site; no property-level record is shown. County storm figures from NOAA NCEI through 30 Jun 2026. Built 1 Oct 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.