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ZIP code 77041, 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 77041, in Harris County, Texas, has 835 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 657 of them paid for a total of $78M.

That is 0.5% of the 170,854 claims recorded across Harris County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $118K, higher than the county average of $63K and the Texas average of $55K.

FEMA counts 64 repetitive-loss properties and 9 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.

835NFIP claims since 1978
657paid claims
$78Mtotal paid
$118Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 77041HarrisTexasUS
Claims since 1978835170,854394,2042,680,429
Share of claims paid79%82%80%78%
Average paid claim$118K$63K$55K$43K
Share of county claims0.5%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties6416,61234,444—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 77041 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s24$123,310
1990s20$273,392
2000s135$3,589,587
2010s623$71,187,742
2020s33$2,462,037
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202611$244,241$244,241
20242116$1,722,837$107,677
202210$0—
202162$54,526$27,263
202042$440,434$220,217
201942$24,617$12,309
2017519406$63,438,715$156,253
20168477$6,948,151$90,236
20151412$776,258$64,688
201410$0—
201210$0—
20092018$285,026$15,835
20084118$611,719$33,984
200798$47,560$5,945
200664$42,917$10,729
200510$0—
200422$132,786$66,393
200366$264,900$44,150
20022421$1,350,966$64,332
20012624$853,713$35,571
19981110$138,458$13,846
199733$53,126$17,709
199611$819$819
199244$80,227$20,057
199111$763$763
198921$62,231$62,231
198711$1,025$1,025
198611$881$881
198510$0—
198433$10,893$3,631
198344$14,199$3,550
198210$0—
198198$10,285$1,286
198021$23,797$23,797

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 77041?

835 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 657 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 77041?

$78M across 657 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $118K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 77041?

2017, with 519 claims and $63M paid.

What county is ZIP 77041 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.