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ZIP code 75702, Smith 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 75702, in Smith County, Texas, has 82 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 54 of them paid for a total of $1.1M.

That is 26.4% of the 311 claims recorded across Smith County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $21K, close to the county average of $21K and the Texas average of $55K.

FEMA counts 8 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 458 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.6% of residential structures.

82NFIP claims since 1978
54paid claims
$1.1Mtotal paid
$21Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 75702SmithTexasUS
Claims since 197882311394,2042,680,429
Share of claims paid66%72%80%78%
Average paid claim$21K$21K$55K$43K
Share of county claims26.4%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties83334,444—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 75702 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s2$9,367
1980s47$373,238
1990s7$140,124
2000s7$173,887
2010s15$303,026
2020s4$143,405
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202511$31,537$31,537
202111$73,400$73,400
202022$38,469$19,234
201933$73,009$24,336
201811$67,845$67,845
201721$14,515$14,515
201622$30,321$15,160
201521$11,195$11,195
201411$32,613$32,613
201210$0—
201111$1,008$1,008
201021$72,520$72,520
200910$0—
200821$25,321$25,321
200733$73,305$24,435
200111$75,260$75,260
199811$67,550$67,550
199610$0—
199511$45,354$45,354
199243$27,220$9,073
1989217$38,097$5,442
198764$31,143$7,786
198654$84,996$21,249
1985108$177,419$22,177
198143$11,584$3,861
198011$30,000$30,000
197922$9,367$4,684

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: Smith County

Smith County has 1,252 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (39 in the last 12 months), 33 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 168; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 370 · Tornado: 76 · Flood: 168 · Wind: 423 · Winter: 39 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 75702?

82 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 54 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 75702?

$1.1M across 54 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $21K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 75702?

1989, with 21 claims and $38K paid.

What county is ZIP 75702 in?

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