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ZIP code 75503, Bowie 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 109 NFIP claims for ZIP 75503 (Bowie County, Texas), with $2.7M paid on 88 claims since 1978.

That is 45% of the 242 claims recorded across Bowie County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $31K, close to the county average of $28K and the Texas average of $55K.

FEMA counts 9 repetitive-loss properties and 3 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 215 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.7% of residential structures.

109NFIP claims since 1978
88paid claims
$2.7Mtotal paid
$31Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 75503BowieTexasUS
Claims since 1978109242394,2042,680,429
Share of claims paid81%77%80%78%
Average paid claim$31K$28K$55K$43K
Share of county claims45.0%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties91934,444—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 75503 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s4$2,652
1980s17$85,430
1990s23$353,648
2000s28$411,554
2010s22$1,344,874
2020s15$517,964
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202532$113,906$56,953
202432$38,969$19,485
202321$53,901$53,901
202144$274,474$68,619
202033$36,714$12,238
201911$19,692$19,692
201831$698$698
201610$0—
20151613$1,313,907$101,070
201411$10,577$10,577
200933$62,919$20,973
200833$26,510$8,837
200421$13,890$13,890
200366$135,648$22,608
20011210$172,587$17,259
200020$0—
19981311$238,962$21,724
199711$827$827
199411$3,044$3,044
199232$29,072$14,536
199053$81,743$27,248
198955$32,676$6,535
198822$5,632$2,816
198711$10,961$10,961
198610$0—
198277$35,018$5,003
198111$1,143$1,143
197911$1,450$1,450
197832$1,202$601

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: Bowie County

Bowie County has 1,046 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (21 in the last 12 months), 27 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 91; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 324 · Tornado: 59 · Flood: 91 · Wind: 371 · Winter: 42 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 75503?

109 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 88 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 75503?

$2.7M across 88 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $31K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 75503?

2015, with 16 claims and $1.3M paid.

What county is ZIP 75503 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Bowie 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 30 Sep 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.