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ZIP code 76048, Hood 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 76048, in Hood County, Texas, has 92 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 68 of them paid for a total of $1.7M.

That is 51.4% of the 179 claims recorded across Hood County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $25K, close to the county average of $29K and the Texas average of $55K.

FEMA counts 11 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 1.7% of residential structures.

92NFIP claims since 1978
68paid claims
$1.7Mtotal paid
$25Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 76048HoodTexasUS
Claims since 197892179394,2042,680,429
Share of claims paid74%70%80%78%
Average paid claim$25K$29K$55K$43K
Share of county claims51.4%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties111634,444—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 76048 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s1$439
1980s8$94,918
1990s18$265,732
2000s22$146,041
2010s35$1,174,613
2020s8$36,386
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202410$0—
202310$0—
202154$31,988$7,997
202011$4,398$4,398
201811$9,565$9,565
201710$0—
20162116$844,385$52,774
201598$255,629$31,954
201432$65,034$32,517
200820$0—
2007118$106,065$13,258
200621$5,710$5,710
200455$34,265$6,853
200110$0—
200010$0—
199811$1,561$1,561
199754$38,421$9,605
199165$104,447$20,889
199064$121,302$30,326
198955$22,918$4,584
198610$0—
198122$72,000$36,000
197911$439$439

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: Hood County

Hood County has 682 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (7 in the last 12 months), 22 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 62; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 232 · Tornado: 30 · Flood: 62 · Wind: 155 · Winter: 39 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 76048?

92 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 68 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 76048?

$1.7M across 68 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $25K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 76048?

2016, with 21 claims and $844K paid.

What county is ZIP 76048 in?

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