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ZIP code 77057, 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.

OpenFEMA lists 602 NFIP claims for ZIP 77057 (Harris County, Texas), with $23M paid on 381 claims since 1978.

That is 0.4% of the 170,854 claims recorded across Harris County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $59K, close to the county average of $63K and the Texas average of $55K.

FEMA counts 46 repetitive-loss properties and 7 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.

602NFIP claims since 1978
381paid claims
$23Mtotal paid
$59Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 77057HarrisTexasUS
Claims since 1978602170,854394,2042,680,429
Share of claims paid63%82%80%78%
Average paid claim$59K$63K$55K$43K
Share of county claims0.4%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties4616,61234,444—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 77057 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s14$49,870
1980s112$190,500
1990s56$499,394
2000s152$2,936,485
2010s239$18,653,265
2020s29$324,747
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202544$50,451$12,613
202483$142,116$47,372
202310$0—
202210$0—
202185$96,419$19,284
202073$35,761$11,920
20192015$688,679$45,912
201842$18,520$9,260
201712587$15,874,836$182,469
20162212$258,431$21,536
20155036$1,590,061$44,168
201455$33,840$6,768
201311$661$661
201264$125,597$31,399
201065$62,639$12,528
20092520$301,717$15,086
20085324$680,005$28,334
200753$82,135$27,378
200610$0—
200542$65,704$32,852
200444$33,561$8,390
200363$25,620$8,540
200221$5,171$5,171
20015239$1,742,573$44,681
199954$108,142$27,036
19981814$205,404$14,672
199743$1,127$376
199510$0—
199453$7,851$2,617
199343$9,428$3,143
19921410$160,221$16,022
199152$7,220$3,610
1989103$14,045$4,682
198821$7,195$7,195
198741$2,088$2,088
198582$1,310$655
19835125$100,450$4,018
198243$5,996$1,999
19812514$54,317$3,880
198084$5,098$1,275
19791311$49,870$4,534
197810$0—

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 77057?

602 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 381 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 77057?

$23M across 381 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $59K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 77057?

2017, with 125 claims and $16M paid.

What county is ZIP 77057 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.