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ZIP code 77011, 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 121 NFIP claims for ZIP 77011 (Harris County, Texas), with $5.6M paid on 89 claims since 1978.

That is 0.1% of the 170,854 claims recorded across Harris County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $63K, close to the county average of $63K and the Texas average of $55K.

FEMA counts 15 repetitive-loss properties and 4 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.

121NFIP claims since 1978
89paid claims
$5.6Mtotal paid
$63Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 77011HarrisTexasUS
Claims since 1978121170,854394,2042,680,429
Share of claims paid74%82%80%78%
Average paid claim$63K$63K$55K$43K
Share of county claims0.1%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties1516,61234,444—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 77011 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s2$22,055
1980s13$47,109
1990s11$464,434
2000s54$1,964,888
2010s32$2,440,757
2020s9$647,029
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202511$43$43
202411$6,011$6,011
202340$0—
202122$134,813$67,406
202011$506,163$506,163
201954$644,305$161,076
201811$500,000$500,000
20172114$1,131,596$80,828
201522$158,513$79,257
201420$0—
201011$6,343$6,343
200911$15,618$15,618
2008165$92,420$18,484
200743$40,128$13,376
200698$784,184$98,023
200310$0—
200211$188,887$188,887
20012120$818,310$40,915
200011$25,341$25,341
199844$214,262$53,566
199755$231,312$46,262
199610$0—
199411$18,859$18,859
198911$15,886$15,886
198365$23,955$4,791
198155$7,268$1,454
198010$0—
197922$22,055$11,027

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 77011?

121 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 89 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 77011?

$5.6M across 89 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $63K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 77011?

2001, with 21 claims and $818K paid.

What county is ZIP 77011 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 1 Oct 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.