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ZIP code 77062, 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 1,163 NFIP claims for ZIP 77062 (Harris County, Texas), with $22M paid on 721 claims since 1978.

That is 0.7% of the 170,854 claims recorded across Harris County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $31K, lower than the county average of $63K and the Texas average of $55K.

FEMA counts 68 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.

1,163NFIP claims since 1978
721paid claims
$22Mtotal paid
$31Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 77062HarrisTexasUS
Claims since 19781,163170,854394,2042,680,429
Share of claims paid62%82%80%78%
Average paid claim$31K$63K$55K$43K
Share of county claims0.7%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties6816,61234,444—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 77062 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s202$312,662
1980s176$94,304
1990s60$88,242
2000s272$1,125,460
2010s438$20,536,944
2020s15$27,001
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202510$0—
202461$16,387$16,387
202310$0—
202222$10,614$5,307
202120$0—
202030$0—
201995$70,073$14,015
201831$4,746$4,746
2017317238$17,961,608$75,469
201622$10,006$5,003
20159283$2,430,176$29,279
201421$5,819$5,819
201311$10,510$10,510
201284$38,671$9,668
201120$0—
201021$5,334$5,334
20093932$332,841$10,401
20087620$198,701$9,935
200731$6,494$6,494
200698$71,282$8,910
200560$0—
200422$15,323$7,662
200310$0—
200282$4,478$2,239
200112784$496,341$5,909
200010$0—
199921$3,469$3,469
1998187$14,882$2,126
199764$6,131$1,533
19952014$56,783$4,056
199441$2,344$2,344
199330$0—
199242$3,720$1,860
199131$914$914
198910420$41,987$2,099
198711$381$381
198592$1,711$855
198421$562$562
19834726$44,333$1,705
198220$0—
198173$5,261$1,754
198041$70$70
1979202149$312,662$2,098

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 77062?

1,163 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 721 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 77062?

$22M across 721 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $31K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 77062?

2017, with 317 claims and $18M paid.

What county is ZIP 77062 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.