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ZIP code 77340, Walker 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 77340, in Walker County, Texas, has 146 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 110 of them paid for a total of $6.5M.

That is 37.2% of the 392 claims recorded across Walker County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $59K, close to the county average of $48K and the Texas average of $55K.

FEMA counts 16 repetitive-loss properties and 2 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 485 residential flood policies in force, covering 2.4% of residential structures.

146NFIP claims since 1978
110paid claims
$6.5Mtotal paid
$59Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 77340WalkerTexasUS
Claims since 1978146392394,2042,680,429
Share of claims paid75%82%80%78%
Average paid claim$59K$48K$55K$43K
Share of county claims37.2%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties166934,444—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 77340 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s4$17,438
1990s26$202,298
2000s13$101,347
2010s30$700,081
2020s73$5,465,994
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202510$0—
20246454$5,016,497$92,898
202332$216,067$108,034
202233$126,178$42,059
202121$107,252$107,252
201810$0—
20171912$592,268$49,356
201632$9,676$4,838
201542$30,540$15,270
201322$52,784$26,392
201211$14,812$14,812
200611$9,457$9,457
200511$3,200$3,200
200221$3,869$3,869
200175$68,896$13,779
200021$15,923$15,923
199822$9,638$4,819
199520$0—
199497$94,492$13,499
199332$8,408$4,204
199186$64,760$10,793
199021$25,000$25,000
198511$10,521$10,521
198411$1,600$1,600
198311$4,950$4,950
198011$367$367

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: Walker County

Walker County has 343 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (3 in the last 12 months), 39 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 61; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 1.

Hail: 78 · Tornado: 18 · Flood: 61 · Wind: 130 · Winter: 14 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 77340?

146 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 110 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 77340?

$6.5M across 110 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $59K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 77340?

2024, with 64 claims and $5.0M paid.

What county is ZIP 77340 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Walker 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.