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ZIP code 76823, Brown 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 25 NFIP claims for ZIP 76823 (Brown County, Texas), with $23K paid on 4 claims since 1978.

That is 4.7% of the 533 claims recorded across Brown County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $6K, lower than the county average of $22K and the Texas average of $55K.

At county level FEMA counts 387 residential flood policies in force, covering 2.2% of residential structures.

25NFIP claims since 1978
4paid claims
$23Ktotal paid
$6Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 76823BrownTexasUS
Claims since 197825533394,2042,680,429
Share of claims paid16%82%80%78%
Average paid claim$6K$22K$55K$43K
Share of county claims4.7%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties04634,444—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 76823 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s1$4,183
1990s22$3,317
2000s1$15,000
2010s1$464
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
201511$464$464
200211$15,000$15,000
199210$0—
1990211$3,317$3,317
198911$4,183$4,183

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: Brown County

Brown County has 809 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (8 in the last 12 months), 25 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 69; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 391 · Tornado: 38 · Flood: 69 · Wind: 180 · Winter: 35 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 76823?

25 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 4 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 76823?

$23K across 4 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $6K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 76823?

1990, with 21 claims and $3K paid.

What county is ZIP 76823 in?

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