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ZIP code 77388, 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 77388, in Harris County, Texas, has 842 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 664 of them paid for a total of $47M.

That is 0.5% of the 170,854 claims recorded across Harris County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $71K, close to the county average of $63K and the Texas average of $55K.

FEMA counts 63 repetitive-loss properties and 16 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.

842NFIP claims since 1978
664paid claims
$47Mtotal paid
$71Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 77388HarrisTexasUS
Claims since 1978842170,854394,2042,680,429
Share of claims paid79%82%80%78%
Average paid claim$71K$63K$55K$43K
Share of county claims0.5%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties6316,61234,444—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 77388 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s13$161,239
1980s211$4,678,512
1990s63$821,438
2000s210$4,403,443
2010s330$36,920,852
2020s15$155,575
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202441$6,531$6,531
202355$121,897$24,379
202131$27,148$27,148
202030$0—
2019129$374,550$41,617
201876$129,766$21,628
2017246198$34,818,192$175,849
20164739$1,359,317$34,854
2015108$150,184$18,773
201410$0—
201310$0—
201266$88,842$14,807
20093431$1,044,327$33,688
20084724$409,270$17,053
200773$22,773$7,591
200676$109,007$18,168
200511$1,039$1,039
200433$6,195$2,065
20032621$398,957$18,998
200292$3,718$1,859
20017664$2,408,159$37,627
199911$756$756
19983024$592,900$24,704
199743$29,262$9,754
199610$0—
199432$9,901$4,951
19931210$79,098$7,910
199276$64,362$10,727
199132$43,204$21,602
199021$1,954$1,954
19898277$2,347,639$30,489
198810$0—
19872120$250,406$12,520
198520$0—
19844238$1,216,158$32,004
1983169$115,706$12,856
198296$33,085$5,514
19813224$712,890$29,704
198063$2,627$876
19791210$161,239$16,124
197810$0—

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 77388?

842 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 664 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 77388?

$47M across 664 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $71K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 77388?

2017, with 246 claims and $35M paid.

What county is ZIP 77388 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.