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ZIP code 77379, 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 77379, in Harris County, Texas, has 1,393 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 1,100 of them paid for a total of $147M.

That is 0.8% of the 170,854 claims recorded across Harris County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $134K, higher than the county average of $63K and the Texas average of $55K.

FEMA counts 120 repetitive-loss properties and 12 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.

1,393NFIP claims since 1978
1,100paid claims
$147Mtotal paid
$134Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 77379HarrisTexasUS
Claims since 19781,393170,854394,2042,680,429
Share of claims paid79%82%80%78%
Average paid claim$134K$63K$55K$43K
Share of county claims0.8%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties12016,61234,444—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 77379 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s16$60,587
1980s139$921,699
1990s106$1,479,790
2000s317$5,820,075
2010s796$138,868,260
2020s19$191,138
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
2024126$49,269$8,211
202311$94,388$94,388
202162$47,481$23,741
201962$25,448$12,724
201851$10,105$10,105
2017588535$126,638,600$236,708
2016167141$11,973,336$84,917
20151810$190,670$19,067
201463$14,768$4,923
201310$0—
201211$9,372$9,372
201110$0—
201032$5,960$2,980
2009108$196,587$24,573
20089138$610,321$16,061
200785$46,321$9,264
20061714$142,540$10,181
200542$6,781$3,391
200421$6,017$6,017
200342$52,891$26,446
200262$4,772$2,386
2001174133$4,753,844$35,743
200010$0—
199963$8,857$2,952
19984841$1,079,684$26,334
199762$7,225$3,612
199631$5,329$5,329
1994159$187,775$20,864
19921912$178,747$14,896
199196$12,173$2,029
19894838$457,951$12,051
198810$0—
198773$23,485$7,828
198610$0—
198522$17,423$8,712
19842624$195,000$8,125
19831811$73,494$6,681
19821414$111,910$7,994
1981149$38,737$4,304
198083$3,699$1,233
1979118$53,796$6,724
197855$6,791$1,358

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 77379?

1,393 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 1,100 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 77379?

$147M across 1,100 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $134K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 77379?

2017, with 588 claims and $127M paid.

What county is ZIP 77379 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.