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ZIP code 75253, 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 42 NFIP claims for ZIP 75253 (Dallas County, Texas), with $1.4M paid on 37 claims since 1978.

That is 1.2% of the 3,457 claims recorded across Dallas County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $38K, higher than the county average of $28K and the Texas average of $55K.

FEMA counts 6 repetitive-loss properties and 1 severe repetitive-loss property 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.

42NFIP claims since 1978
37paid claims
$1.4Mtotal paid
$38Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 75253DallasTexasUS
Claims since 1978423,457394,2042,680,429
Share of claims paid88%72%80%78%
Average paid claim$38K$28K$55K$43K
Share of county claims1.2%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties622934,444—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 75253 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s1$253
1980s6$34,991
1990s7$121,512
2000s11$480,762
2010s5$84,534
2020s12$684,937
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202644$177,754$44,438
202287$507,184$72,455
201821$63,904$63,904
201711$365$365
201211$4,814$4,814
201011$15,451$15,451
200911$38,460$38,460
200811$28,983$28,983
200466$389,171$64,862
200122$19,468$9,734
200011$4,681$4,681
199833$63,310$21,103
199422$39,163$19,582
199021$19,038$19,038
198943$33,606$11,202
198211$1,385$1,385
198110$0—
197911$253$253

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 75253?

42 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 37 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 75253?

$1.4M across 37 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $38K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 75253?

2022, with 8 claims and $507K paid.

What county is ZIP 75253 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.