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ZIP code 77034, 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 77034, in Harris County, Texas, has 3,525 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 3,016 of them paid for a total of $118M.

That is 2.1% of the 170,854 claims recorded across Harris County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $39K, lower than the county average of $63K and the Texas average of $55K.

FEMA counts 293 repetitive-loss properties and 147 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.

3,525NFIP claims since 1978
3,016paid claims
$118Mtotal paid
$39Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 77034HarrisTexasUS
Claims since 19783,525170,854394,2042,680,429
Share of claims paid86%82%80%78%
Average paid claim$39K$63K$55K$43K
Share of county claims2.1%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties29316,61234,444—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 77034 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s268$2,000,466
1980s688$4,873,110
1990s57$261,895
2000s1,282$28,625,995
2010s1,204$82,114,057
2020s26$7,444
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202520$0—
2024101$6,914$6,914
202360$0—
202221$529$529
202140$0—
202020$0—
201920$0—
201861$1,794$1,794
20171,1461,021$81,269,953$79,598
201620$0—
20153830$793,050$26,435
201354$40,344$10,086
201221$7,318$7,318
201110$0—
201021$1,599$1,599
20099381$1,250,221$15,435
200816398$1,865,876$19,040
20077669$1,493,220$21,641
2006277266$7,149,483$26,878
200531$7,240$7,240
200422$13,050$6,525
200310$0—
200232$2,338$1,169
2001664580$16,844,566$29,042
199911$3,598$3,598
199851$2,976$2,976
19971410$111,564$11,156
199633$13,969$4,656
199521$311$311
19942013$82,939$6,380
199397$34,127$4,875
199132$12,411$6,205
1989241206$2,628,381$12,759
198721$464$464
198610$0—
198531$1,725$1,725
1983237190$1,480,033$7,790
198231$1,072$1,072
1981200175$759,921$4,342
198011$1,515$1,515
1979268244$2,000,466$8,199

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 77034?

3,525 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 3,016 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 77034?

$118M across 3,016 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $39K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 77034?

2017, with 1,146 claims and $81M paid.

What county is ZIP 77034 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.