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ZIP code 75862, Trinity 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 190 NFIP claims for ZIP 75862 (Trinity County, Texas), with $3.9M paid on 174 claims since 1978.

That is 135.7% of the 140 claims recorded across Trinity County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $23K, close to the county average of $19K and the Texas average of $55K.

FEMA counts 30 repetitive-loss properties and 9 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 40 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.5% of residential structures.

190NFIP claims since 1978
174paid claims
$3.9Mtotal paid
$23Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 75862TrinityTexasUS
Claims since 1978190140394,2042,680,429
Share of claims paid92%94%80%78%
Average paid claim$23K$19K$55K$43K
Share of county claims135.7%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties301234,444—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 75862 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s2$28,953
1980s3$31,443
1990s99$1,531,049
2000s40$659,626
2010s24$699,421
2020s22$989,986
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202544$75,050$18,762
20241717$886,786$52,164
202111$28,150$28,150
201855$185,423$37,085
201742$56,856$28,428
201664$63,473$15,868
201588$393,669$49,209
201010$0—
200776$128,542$21,424
200433$64,783$21,594
200333$21,232$7,077
200287$101,796$14,542
20011917$343,273$20,193
1999107$120,208$17,173
1998109$112,151$12,461
199511$232$232
19941717$212,447$12,497
19931312$151,363$12,614
199287$34,750$4,964
19913131$581,019$18,743
199098$318,880$39,860
198311$4,538$4,538
198122$26,905$13,452
197922$28,953$14,477

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: Trinity County

Trinity County has 276 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (1 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: 42; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 55 · Tornado: 25 · Flood: 42 · Wind: 106 · Winter: 11 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 75862?

190 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 174 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 75862?

$3.9M across 174 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $23K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 75862?

1991, with 31 claims and $581K paid.

What county is ZIP 75862 in?

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