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ZIP code 77630, Orange 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 77630, in Orange County, Texas, has 3,727 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 3,035 of them paid for a total of $279M.

That is 28.9% of the 12,876 claims recorded across Orange County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $92K, close to the county average of $94K and the Texas average of $55K.

FEMA counts 468 repetitive-loss properties and 66 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 11,071 residential flood policies in force, covering 29.8% of residential structures.

3,727NFIP claims since 1978
3,035paid claims
$279Mtotal paid
$92Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 77630OrangeTexasUS
Claims since 19783,72712,876394,2042,680,429
Share of claims paid81%86%80%78%
Average paid claim$92K$94K$55K$43K
Share of county claims28.9%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties4681,79434,444—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 77630 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s20$46,961
1980s84$464,124
1990s54$495,210
2000s1,560$101,473,188
2010s1,940$176,336,552
2020s69$682,521
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202611$5,592$5,592
202510$0—
202453$178,638$59,546
202384$106,721$26,680
202220$0—
202173$66,072$22,024
20204510$325,498$32,550
2019269248$23,791,599$95,934
201895$213,584$42,717
20171,5351,281$148,755,796$116,125
20168864$3,211,461$50,179
201573$34,896$11,632
201452$30,277$15,138
201321$28,212$28,212
20122217$270,729$15,925
201110$0—
201020$0—
200920$0—
20081,2891,157$99,230,677$85,765
200743$69,804$23,268
20061211$91,339$8,304
200517136$643,981$17,888
200420$0—
200353$5,438$1,813
20026455$1,347,265$24,496
200186$78,345$13,057
200033$6,337$2,112
199911$1,250$1,250
19981915$161,212$10,747
199710$0—
199622$55,710$27,855
199543$91,961$30,654
1994108$73,139$9,142
19921210$105,520$10,552
199152$6,419$3,209
19894639$401,262$10,289
198821$5,452$5,452
198720$0—
198641$2,355$2,355
198421$8,907$8,907
198351$385$385
19821512$34,934$2,911
198111$218$218
198075$10,610$2,122
19792017$46,961$2,762

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: Orange County

Orange County has 366 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (6 in the last 12 months), 31 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 81; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 14.

Hail: 77 · Tornado: 31 · Flood: 81 · Wind: 136 · Winter: 12 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 77630?

3,727 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 3,035 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 77630?

$279M across 3,035 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $92K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 77630?

2017, with 1,535 claims and $149M paid.

What county is ZIP 77630 in?

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