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ZIP code 77032, 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.

ZIP code 77032, in Harris County, Texas, has 1,438 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 1,262 of them paid for a total of $47M.

That is 0.8% of the 170,854 claims recorded across Harris County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $37K, lower than the county average of $63K and the Texas average of $55K.

FEMA counts 169 repetitive-loss properties and 29 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.

1,438NFIP claims since 1978
1,262paid claims
$47Mtotal paid
$37Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 77032HarrisTexasUS
Claims since 19781,438170,854394,2042,680,429
Share of claims paid88%82%80%78%
Average paid claim$37K$63K$55K$43K
Share of county claims0.8%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties16916,61234,444—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 77032 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s5$21,386
1980s127$1,594,943
1990s79$1,081,240
2000s722$18,663,206
2010s478$25,012,470
2020s27$712,547
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202610$0—
202521$1,198$1,198
20241310$620,530$62,053
202210$0—
202171$19,160$19,160
202031$71,660$71,660
20193123$749,825$32,601
2017336302$20,765,231$68,759
201610189$3,421,576$38,445
201552$33,841$16,920
201433$41,998$13,999
201310$0—
201010$0—
200921$4,453$4,453
20085329$379,063$13,071
200711$869$869
200699$55,669$6,185
200510$0—
200410$0—
20032317$190,351$11,197
2002226199$3,686,726$18,526
2001402393$14,345,097$36,502
200041$977$977
199911$1,332$1,332
199821$7,511$7,511
199764$96,479$24,120
199472$48,272$24,136
19926057$915,379$16,059
199122$8,898$4,449
199011$3,370$3,370
19896257$1,014,575$17,800
19845446$547,994$11,913
198373$17,212$5,737
198132$15,162$7,581
198010$0—
197954$21,386$5,347

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 77032?

1,438 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 1,262 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 77032?

$47M across 1,262 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $37K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 77032?

2001, with 402 claims and $14M paid.

What county is ZIP 77032 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.