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ZIP code 77075, 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 1,494 NFIP claims for ZIP 77075 (Harris County, Texas), with $61M paid on 1,320 claims since 1978.

That is 0.9% of the 170,854 claims recorded across Harris County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $46K, lower than the county average of $63K and the Texas average of $55K.

FEMA counts 148 repetitive-loss properties and 46 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.

1,494NFIP claims since 1978
1,320paid claims
$61Mtotal paid
$46Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 77075HarrisTexasUS
Claims since 19781,494170,854394,2042,680,429
Share of claims paid88%82%80%78%
Average paid claim$46K$63K$55K$43K
Share of county claims0.9%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties14816,61234,444—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 77075 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s62$528,017
1980s222$1,128,893
1990s133$3,209,395
2000s494$11,016,954
2010s533$43,536,589
2020s50$1,809,927
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
20241915$649,837$43,322
202130$0—
20202821$1,160,091$55,242
201954$41,444$10,361
201821$13,505$13,505
2017485458$42,839,891$93,537
201643$87,146$29,049
20152624$488,119$20,338
201411$7,229$7,229
201322$27,581$13,791
201232$5,013$2,506
201053$26,661$8,887
20095144$648,385$14,736
200811583$1,675,038$20,181
20071818$273,773$15,210
2006103100$3,087,862$30,879
200553$39,506$13,169
200411$24,493$24,493
200271$4,143$4,143
2001192171$5,263,754$30,782
200020$0—
199911$3,006$3,006
199874$135,775$33,944
19971211$45,315$4,120
199621$3,717$3,717
19949892$2,973,248$32,318
199344$6,044$1,511
199222$4,166$2,083
199176$38,123$6,354
19896151$544,964$10,686
198710$0—
1985109$67,327$7,481
198420$0—
19837560$221,763$3,696
198221$382$382
19816963$293,072$4,652
198021$1,386$1,386
19796259$528,017$8,949

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 77075?

1,494 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 1,320 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 77075?

$61M across 1,320 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $46K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 77075?

2017, with 485 claims and $43M paid.

What county is ZIP 77075 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.