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ZIP code 77092, 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 77092, in Harris County, Texas, has 875 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 685 of them paid for a total of $37M.

That is 0.5% of the 170,854 claims recorded across Harris County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $54K, close to the county average of $63K and the Texas average of $55K.

FEMA counts 80 repetitive-loss properties and 24 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.

875NFIP claims since 1978
685paid claims
$37Mtotal paid
$54Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 77092HarrisTexasUS
Claims since 1978875170,854394,2042,680,429
Share of claims paid78%82%80%78%
Average paid claim$54K$63K$55K$43K
Share of county claims0.5%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties8016,61234,444—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 77092 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s10$21,374
1980s37$77,585
1990s33$277,925
2000s351$11,011,049
2010s406$24,649,349
2020s38$647,477
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202510$0—
2024276$523,364$87,227
202320$0—
202243$89,227$29,742
202110$0—
202031$34,886$34,886
20194946$2,268,158$49,308
201831$5,326$5,326
2017272218$20,068,204$92,056
20161511$232,606$21,146
20156051$2,053,877$40,272
201421$9,947$9,947
201310$0—
201244$11,231$2,808
2009106$128,891$21,482
20089060$2,123,955$35,399
200766$117,735$19,622
200661$10,220$10,220
200510$0—
200410$0—
20032423$609,202$26,487
200286$175,901$29,317
2001204183$7,842,498$42,855
200011$2,646$2,646
199887$65,296$9,328
199722$917$459
199510$0—
199422$19,712$9,856
19921916$189,735$11,858
199111$2,265$2,265
198933$10,559$3,520
198711$523$523
198631$387$387
198410$0—
19831710$49,530$4,953
198111$650$650
1980114$15,935$3,984
1979109$21,374$2,375

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 77092?

875 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 685 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 77092?

$37M across 685 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $54K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 77092?

2017, with 272 claims and $20M paid.

What county is ZIP 77092 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.