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ZIP code 77024, 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 3,146 NFIP claims for ZIP 77024 (Harris County, Texas), with $202M paid on 2,551 claims since 1978.

That is 1.8% of the 170,854 claims recorded across Harris County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $79K, higher than the county average of $63K and the Texas average of $55K.

FEMA counts 415 repetitive-loss properties and 69 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.

3,146NFIP claims since 1978
2,551paid claims
$202Mtotal paid
$79Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 77024HarrisTexasUS
Claims since 19783,146170,854394,2042,680,429
Share of claims paid81%82%80%78%
Average paid claim$79K$63K$55K$43K
Share of county claims1.8%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties41516,61234,444—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 77024 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s34$215,517
1980s250$659,133
1990s448$6,708,922
2000s903$31,281,950
2010s1,472$162,287,325
2020s39$657,945
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202641$19,218$19,218
202511$17,273$17,273
2024158$224,883$28,110
202284$315,536$78,884
202151$49,915$49,915
202061$31,120$31,120
20193625$1,184,644$47,386
201820$0—
2017889802$136,521,111$170,226
2016150120$4,618,859$38,490
2015358329$19,582,593$59,522
20141211$219,725$19,975
2013103$80,861$26,954
2012127$70,563$10,080
201121$8,970$8,970
201010$0—
2009433401$22,759,609$56,757
2008226146$4,282,574$29,333
20072315$192,818$12,855
200632$27,388$13,694
200575$50,323$10,065
200442$37,347$18,674
20035753$944,925$17,829
20027564$1,617,571$25,275
20017055$1,330,706$24,195
200054$38,689$9,672
19994031$403,186$13,006
19987855$1,403,741$25,523
19978974$1,524,131$20,596
199621$3,578$3,578
199572$3,072$1,536
19942515$174,813$11,654
199373$27,480$9,160
1992179152$3,120,462$20,529
1991176$43,444$7,241
199041$5,015$5,015
19895325$66,288$2,652
198821$4,215$4,215
198741$2,689$2,689
198630$0—
198561$6,735$6,735
198460$0—
19838956$481,425$8,597
198242$7,456$3,728
19814630$61,249$2,042
19803718$29,076$1,615
19792615$213,481$14,232
197881$2,036$2,036

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 77024?

3,146 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 2,551 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 77024?

$202M across 2,551 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $79K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 77024?

2017, with 889 claims and $137M paid.

What county is ZIP 77024 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.