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ZIP code 77419, Matagorda 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 25 NFIP claims for ZIP 77419 (Matagorda County, Texas), with $401K paid on 21 claims since 1978.

That is 1.2% of the 2,137 claims recorded across Matagorda County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $19K, close to the county average of $16K and the Texas average of $55K.

FEMA counts 2 repetitive-loss properties and 1 severe repetitive-loss property in the ZIP (properties with two or more paid flood claims); their locations are not published.

At county level FEMA counts 2,405 residential flood policies in force, covering 15.1% of residential structures.

25NFIP claims since 1978
21paid claims
$401Ktotal paid
$19Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 77419MatagordaTexasUS
Claims since 1978252,137394,2042,680,429
Share of claims paid84%72%80%78%
Average paid claim$19K$16K$55K$43K
Share of county claims1.2%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties217334,444—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 77419 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s1$12,833
1980s6$71,194
1990s6$58,110
2000s6$86,122
2010s6$172,766
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
201922$85,269$42,635
201710$0—
201233$87,496$29,165
200711$3,191$3,191
200633$80,879$26,960
200510$0—
200311$2,052$2,052
199811$9,351$9,351
199422$16,256$8,128
199222$10,716$5,358
199111$21,788$21,788
198343$69,314$23,105
198121$1,880$1,880
197911$12,833$12,833

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: Matagorda County

Matagorda County has 253 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (2 in the last 12 months), 29 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 35; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 19.

Hail: 34 · Tornado: 47 · Flood: 35 · Wind: 94 · Winter: 4 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 77419?

25 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 21 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 77419?

$401K across 21 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $19K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 77419?

1983, with 4 claims and $69K paid.

What county is ZIP 77419 in?

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