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ZIP code 77586, 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 77586, in Harris County, Texas, has 4,792 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 3,632 of them paid for a total of $161M.

That is 2.8% of the 170,854 claims recorded across Harris County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $44K, lower than the county average of $63K and the Texas average of $55K.

FEMA counts 245 repetitive-loss properties and 42 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.

4,792NFIP claims since 1978
3,632paid claims
$161Mtotal paid
$44Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 77586HarrisTexasUS
Claims since 19784,792170,854394,2042,680,429
Share of claims paid76%82%80%78%
Average paid claim$44K$63K$55K$43K
Share of county claims2.8%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties24516,61234,444—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 77586 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s592$4,687,522
1980s1,222$12,937,616
1990s390$4,791,741
2000s2,035$117,731,970
2010s493$20,123,741
2020s60$838,951
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202610$0—
202521$5,218$5,218
20243315$544,477$36,298
202311$6,429$6,429
202230$0—
20211610$218,003$21,800
202043$64,823$21,608
20191912$147,004$12,250
201820$0—
2017441337$19,827,121$58,834
201611$16,113$16,113
20151812$87,658$7,305
201420$0—
201320$0—
201254$45,845$11,461
201030$0—
20099273$960,506$13,158
20081,6441,331$113,794,433$85,495
200765$40,428$8,086
20061812$246,747$20,562
2005113$23,533$7,844
200497$70,105$10,015
20035140$561,142$14,029
2002103$26,218$8,739
2001192149$2,005,911$13,462
200021$2,947$2,947
199922$30,185$15,092
1998208165$3,172,319$19,226
19975542$894,683$21,302
199621$3,937$3,937
19956647$496,544$10,565
1994146$28,916$4,819
19932410$151,489$15,149
199281$2,156$2,156
199172$1,461$731
199043$10,052$3,351
1989507310$3,377,723$10,896
198897$24,293$3,470
1987106$10,386$1,731
198681$1,746$1,746
1985207$10,814$1,545
1984149$38,685$4,298
1983462347$8,595,729$24,772
19822217$81,445$4,791
19816859$318,123$5,392
198010280$478,672$5,983
1979589489$4,686,107$9,583
197831$1,415$1,415

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 77586?

4,792 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 3,632 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 77586?

$161M across 3,632 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $44K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 77586?

2008, with 1,644 claims and $114M paid.

What county is ZIP 77586 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.