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ZIP code 77006, Harris 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 333 NFIP claims for ZIP 77006 (Harris County, Texas), with $3.1M paid on 219 claims since 1978.

That is 0.2% of the 170,854 claims recorded across Harris County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $14K, lower than the county average of $63K and the Texas average of $55K.

FEMA counts 20 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 206,279 residential flood policies in force, covering 16.6% of residential structures.

333NFIP claims since 1978
219paid claims
$3.1Mtotal paid
$14Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 77006HarrisTexasUS
Claims since 1978333170,854394,2042,680,429
Share of claims paid66%82%80%78%
Average paid claim$14K$63K$55K$43K
Share of county claims0.2%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties2016,61234,444—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 77006 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s39$190,090
1980s48$181,588
1990s15$65,240
2000s128$1,656,198
2010s98$1,036,173
2020s5$13,907
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202420$0—
202121$4,449$4,449
202011$9,457$9,457
201933$33,922$11,307
201810$0—
20176440$753,030$18,826
201654$89,971$22,493
20152412$159,251$13,271
201010$0—
200910$0—
20083915$119,748$7,983
200722$8,091$4,045
200611$2,379$2,379
200521$8,597$8,597
200410$0—
200354$19,595$4,899
20017771$1,497,788$21,096
199843$15,553$5,184
199753$35,633$11,878
199442$8,932$4,466
199122$5,123$2,561
198974$8,366$2,091
198620$0—
198511$426$426
19832415$151,831$10,122
198210$0—
198185$16,943$3,389
198052$4,022$2,011
19793927$190,090$7,040

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: Harris County

Harris County has 2,064 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (34 in the last 12 months), 41 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Very High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 235; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 10.

Hail: 607 · Tornado: 254 · Flood: 235 · Wind: 720 · Winter: 16 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 77006?

333 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 219 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 77006?

$3.1M across 219 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $14K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 77006?

2001, with 77 claims and $1.5M paid.

What county is ZIP 77006 in?

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