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ZIP code 77099, 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 1,079 NFIP claims for ZIP 77099 (Harris County, Texas), with $23M paid on 721 claims since 1978.

That is 0.6% of the 170,854 claims recorded across Harris County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $31K, lower than the county average of $63K and the Texas average of $55K.

FEMA counts 129 repetitive-loss properties and 20 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.

1,079NFIP claims since 1978
721paid claims
$23Mtotal paid
$31Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 77099HarrisTexasUS
Claims since 19781,079170,854394,2042,680,429
Share of claims paid67%82%80%78%
Average paid claim$31K$63K$55K$43K
Share of county claims0.6%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties12916,61234,444—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 77099 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s7$2,403
1980s112$225,476
1990s90$257,044
2000s165$946,729
2010s653$20,234,595
2020s52$998,156
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202611$37,043$37,043
202510$0—
2024169$908,460$100,940
202340$0—
202220$0—
2021200$0—
202084$52,654$13,163
2019145$199,152$39,830
201831$13,198$13,198
2017282180$8,496,547$47,203
20169579$3,104,120$39,293
2015212185$7,764,890$41,972
20131310$116,367$11,637
20122823$531,765$23,120
201110$0—
201053$8,556$2,852
20093127$431,623$15,986
20084813$108,428$8,341
200764$27,798$6,949
200622$5,671$2,835
200454$10,592$2,648
20033226$205,109$7,889
200242$11,114$5,557
20013316$125,423$7,839
200043$20,971$6,990
1999139$22,658$2,518
199862$13,740$6,870
1997127$20,493$2,928
199611$1,531$1,531
199551$2,468$2,468
19942720$118,802$5,940
199331$1,969$1,969
19921611$74,968$6,815
199161$415$415
199010$0—
1989125$3,118$624
198810$0—
198774$23,711$5,928
198610$0—
19837350$191,189$3,824
198210$0—
1981158$7,457$932
198020$0—
197974$2,403$601

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 77099?

1,079 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 721 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 77099?

$23M across 721 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $31K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 77099?

2017, with 282 claims and $8.5M paid.

What county is ZIP 77099 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.