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ZIP code 77036, 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 77036, in Harris County, Texas, has 343 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 202 of them paid for a total of $7.1M.

That is 0.2% of the 170,854 claims recorded across Harris County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $35K, lower than the county average of $63K and the Texas average of $55K.

FEMA counts 29 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.

343NFIP claims since 1978
202paid claims
$7.1Mtotal paid
$35Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 77036HarrisTexasUS
Claims since 1978343170,854394,2042,680,429
Share of claims paid59%82%80%78%
Average paid claim$35K$63K$55K$43K
Share of county claims0.2%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties2916,61234,444—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 77036 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s13$43,525
1980s48$527,157
1990s31$616,405
2000s105$2,333,564
2010s133$2,845,345
2020s13$713,759
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202484$713,759$178,440
202130$0—
202020$0—
201963$305,978$101,993
20177239$1,485,806$38,098
20162519$468,769$24,672
20151815$560,196$37,346
201431$838$838
201321$4,793$4,793
201265$18,966$3,793
201010$0—
20091813$1,027,459$79,035
2008389$381,461$42,385
200762$5,353$2,676
200622$81,791$40,896
200562$16,447$8,224
200420$0—
2003109$115,494$12,833
20021311$297,194$27,018
200175$308,470$61,694
200032$99,895$49,948
199976$171,159$28,527
199811$14,006$14,006
199777$28,033$4,005
199511$415$415
199433$255,417$85,139
199310$0—
199285$106,795$21,359
199133$40,579$13,526
198965$7,208$1,442
198511$47,248$47,248
19832713$366,426$28,187
198231$16,191$16,191
198195$90,085$18,017
198020$0—
1979128$38,594$4,824
197811$4,932$4,932

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 77036?

343 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 202 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 77036?

$7.1M across 202 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $35K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 77036?

2017, with 72 claims and $1.5M paid.

What county is ZIP 77036 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.