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ZIP code 77082, 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 1,034 NFIP claims for ZIP 77082 (Harris County, Texas), with $7.6M paid on 607 claims since 1978.

That is 0.6% of the 170,854 claims recorded across Harris County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $13K, lower than the county average of $63K and the Texas average of $55K.

FEMA counts 77 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.

1,034NFIP claims since 1978
607paid claims
$7.6Mtotal paid
$13Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 77082HarrisTexasUS
Claims since 19781,034170,854394,2042,680,429
Share of claims paid59%82%80%78%
Average paid claim$13K$63K$55K$43K
Share of county claims0.6%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties7716,61234,444—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 77082 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s3$1,298
1980s44$26,858
1990s253$1,493,329
2000s350$3,148,010
2010s351$2,847,303
2020s33$84,427
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
2024165$74,099$14,820
202310$0—
202240$0—
202191$10,328$10,328
202030$0—
2019138$185,804$23,226
201830$0—
2017215107$1,939,393$18,125
20164430$379,161$12,639
20155229$304,660$10,506
201441$2,370$2,370
201341$118$118
201274$24,740$6,185
201131$4,155$4,155
201062$6,901$3,451
2009127107$2,136,743$19,970
20089734$261,856$7,702
200775$33,136$6,627
200653$32,525$10,842
200581$490$490
200485$16,917$3,383
20032925$123,034$4,921
20022717$116,798$6,870
20013921$419,409$19,972
200032$7,102$3,551
19992317$63,738$3,749
19983417$152,101$8,947
19972518$83,437$4,635
199630$0—
199594$5,824$1,456
19941912$36,929$3,077
199342$2,785$1,392
1992125102$1,137,563$11,153
199195$8,358$1,672
199021$2,594$2,594
1989229$16,545$1,838
198810$0—
198741$854$854
198532$989$495
198410$0—
198372$3,467$1,734
198144$5,003$1,251
198020$0—
197932$1,298$649

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 77082?

1,034 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 607 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 77082?

$7.6M across 607 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $13K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 77082?

2017, with 215 claims and $1.9M paid.

What county is ZIP 77082 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.