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ZIP code 77054, 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 77054, in Harris County, Texas, has 139 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 80 of them paid for a total of $6.1M.

That is 0.1% of the 170,854 claims recorded across Harris County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $76K, close to the county average of $63K and the Texas average of $55K.

FEMA counts 5 repetitive-loss properties and 3 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.

139NFIP claims since 1978
80paid claims
$6.1Mtotal paid
$76Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 77054HarrisTexasUS
Claims since 1978139170,854394,2042,680,429
Share of claims paid58%82%80%78%
Average paid claim$76K$63K$55K$43K
Share of county claims0.1%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties516,61234,444—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 77054 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s3$5,330
1980s18$81,445
1990s7$215,119
2000s46$3,364,937
2010s62$2,273,644
2020s3$140,690
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202432$140,690$70,345
201911$105,400$105,400
201811$7,551$7,551
20173817$1,716,679$100,981
201630$0—
201575$317,231$63,446
201366$92,548$15,425
201253$34,235$11,412
201110$0—
2008186$159,142$26,524
200722$465,607$232,803
200642$186,361$93,180
200410$0—
20012119$2,553,828$134,412
199811$2,773$2,773
199453$212,346$70,782
199010$0—
198952$2,013$1,007
198510$0—
198385$75,256$15,051
198211$2,862$2,862
198131$1,313$1,313
197933$5,330$1,777

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 77054?

139 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 80 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 77054?

$6.1M across 80 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $76K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 77054?

2017, with 38 claims and $1.7M paid.

What county is ZIP 77054 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.