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ZIP code 77084, 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 3,058 NFIP claims for ZIP 77084 (Harris County, Texas), with $272M paid on 2,626 claims since 1978.

That is 1.8% of the 170,854 claims recorded across Harris County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $104K, higher than the county average of $63K and the Texas average of $55K.

FEMA counts 564 repetitive-loss properties and 137 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.

3,058NFIP claims since 1978
2,626paid claims
$272Mtotal paid
$104Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 77084HarrisTexasUS
Claims since 19783,058170,854394,2042,680,429
Share of claims paid86%82%80%78%
Average paid claim$104K$63K$55K$43K
Share of county claims1.8%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties56416,61234,444—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 77084 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s6$4,386
1980s92$115,630
1990s36$107,727
2000s564$18,933,791
2010s2,279$251,990,979
2020s81$1,273,316
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202621$17,847$17,847
20243621$616,332$29,349
202311$6,775$6,775
202210$0—
2021141$9,953$9,953
20202724$622,409$25,934
201951$2,672$2,672
201871$93,990$93,990
20171,5981,425$209,948,991$147,333
2016617562$41,560,611$73,951
20151811$152,788$13,890
2014118$160,965$20,121
201394$57,449$14,362
201273$10,238$3,413
201110$0—
201062$3,275$1,638
2009346328$16,178,840$49,326
200813693$1,909,134$20,528
200775$23,719$4,744
20061615$177,249$11,817
200542$29,675$14,838
200410$0—
200343$7,188$2,396
20024035$577,073$16,488
200154$21,357$5,339
200054$9,557$2,389
199944$13,489$3,372
1998158$16,233$2,029
199765$64,709$12,942
199454$9,224$2,306
199242$3,240$1,620
199110$0—
199011$831$831
198942$29,971$14,985
198821$330$330
198541$285$285
198421$1,618$1,618
19833010$15,771$1,577
198242$1,951$975
19813723$63,385$2,756
198094$2,322$580
197964$4,386$1,096

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 77084?

3,058 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 2,626 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 77084?

$272M across 2,626 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $104K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 77084?

2017, with 1,598 claims and $210M paid.

What county is ZIP 77084 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.