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ZIP code 76559, Bell 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 11 NFIP claims for ZIP 76559 (Bell County, Texas), with $331K paid on 8 claims since 1978.

That is 2.2% of the 499 claims recorded across Bell County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $41K, close to the county average of $38K and the Texas average of $55K.

At county level FEMA counts 837 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.7% of residential structures.

11NFIP claims since 1978
8paid claims
$331Ktotal paid
$41Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 76559BellTexasUS
Claims since 197811499394,2042,680,429
Share of claims paid73%76%80%78%
Average paid claim$41K$38K$55K$43K
Share of county claims2.2%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties06034,444—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 76559 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s0$0
1990s0$0
2000s5$128,870
2010s6$202,585
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
201732$15,682$7,841
201033$186,903$62,301
200743$128,870$42,957
200110$0—

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: Bell County

Bell County has 1,219 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (28 in the last 12 months), 23 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 194; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 1.

Hail: 395 · Tornado: 72 · Flood: 194 · Wind: 313 · Winter: 35 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 76559?

11 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 8 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 76559?

$331K across 8 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $41K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 76559?

2007, with 4 claims and $129K paid.

What county is ZIP 76559 in?

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