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ZIP code 75551, Cass 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.

ZIP code 75551, in Cass County, Texas, has 26 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 23 of them paid for a total of $719K.

That is 86.7% of the 30 claims recorded across Cass County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $31K, close to the county average of $30K and the Texas average of $55K.

FEMA counts 4 repetitive-loss properties and 2 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 20 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.2% of residential structures.

26NFIP claims since 1978
23paid claims
$719Ktotal paid
$31Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 75551CassTexasUS
Claims since 19782630394,2042,680,429
Share of claims paid88%87%80%78%
Average paid claim$31K$30K$55K$43K
Share of county claims86.7%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties4434,444—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 75551 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s2$30,840
1980s4$79,577
1990s6$118,024
2000s10$438,472
2010s3$40,581
2020s1$11,254
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202511$11,254$11,254
201922$24,040$12,020
201611$16,540$16,540
200999$414,395$46,044
200011$24,077$24,077
199843$113,707$37,902
199610$0—
199111$4,317$4,317
198944$79,577$19,894
197921$30,840$30,840

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: Cass County

Cass County has 840 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (23 in the last 12 months), 28 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 38; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 267 · Tornado: 71 · Flood: 38 · Wind: 275 · Winter: 38 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 75551?

26 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 23 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 75551?

$719K across 23 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $31K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 75551?

2009, with 9 claims and $414K paid.

What county is ZIP 75551 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Cass 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.