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ZIP code 77065, 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 77065, in Harris County, Texas, has 674 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 575 of them paid for a total of $29M.

That is 0.4% of the 170,854 claims recorded across Harris County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $51K, close to the county average of $63K and the Texas average of $55K.

FEMA counts 108 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.

674NFIP claims since 1978
575paid claims
$29Mtotal paid
$51Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 77065HarrisTexasUS
Claims since 1978674170,854394,2042,680,429
Share of claims paid85%82%80%78%
Average paid claim$51K$63K$55K$43K
Share of county claims0.4%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties10816,61234,444—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 77065 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s4$9,500
1980s34$83,905
1990s20$215,554
2000s179$4,313,599
2010s419$24,176,112
2020s18$317,897
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202643$159,446$53,149
202453$58,552$19,517
202332$47,337$23,669
202110$0—
202054$52,561$13,140
201810$0—
2017223196$14,616,462$74,574
2016179172$9,471,948$55,069
201565$34,494$6,899
201443$16,366$5,455
201253$36,699$12,233
201111$142$142
20094033$936,917$28,391
2008279$126,613$14,068
200753$78,923$26,308
200611$4,148$4,148
200433$18,992$6,331
200310$0—
200273$22,012$7,337
20019386$3,124,596$36,333
200021$1,398$1,398
19981612$215,140$17,928
199710$0—
199411$414$414
199120$0—
198942$13,046$6,523
198522$11,106$5,553
1984109$34,830$3,870
198321$1,222$1,222
198286$7,719$1,286
198177$15,880$2,269
198011$102$102
197943$9,500$3,167

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 77065?

674 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 575 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 77065?

$29M across 575 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $51K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 77065?

2017, with 223 claims and $15M paid.

What county is ZIP 77065 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.