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ZIP code 76205, Denton 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 22 NFIP claims for ZIP 76205 (Denton County, Texas), with $188K paid on 14 claims since 1978.

That is 3.9% of the 563 claims recorded across Denton County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $13K, lower than the county average of $27K and the Texas average of $55K.

FEMA counts 2 repetitive-loss properties and 0 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 1,740 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.7% of residential structures.

22NFIP claims since 1978
14paid claims
$188Ktotal paid
$13Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 76205DentonTexasUS
Claims since 197822563394,2042,680,429
Share of claims paid64%70%80%78%
Average paid claim$13K$27K$55K$43K
Share of county claims3.9%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties24234,444—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 76205 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s2$3,608
1990s4$5,162
2000s6$27,777
2010s8$151,108
2020s2$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202420$0—
201911$19,488$19,488
201810$0—
201533$71,360$23,787
201411$45,057$45,057
201211$10,725$10,725
201011$4,477$4,477
200922$27,136$13,568
200720$0—
200510$0—
200111$641$641
199611$2,246$2,246
199411$1,973$1,973
199311$943$943
199010$0—
198321$3,608$3,608

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: Denton County

Denton County has 1,844 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (58 in the last 12 months), 24 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 156; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 819 · Tornado: 58 · Flood: 156 · Wind: 532 · Winter: 60 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 76205?

22 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 14 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 76205?

$188K across 14 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $13K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 76205?

2015, with 3 claims and $71K paid.

What county is ZIP 76205 in?

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