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ZIP code 77639, 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.

OpenFEMA lists 10 NFIP claims for ZIP 77639 (Orange County, Texas), with $1.0M paid on 9 claims since 1978.

That is 0.1% of the 12,876 claims recorded across Orange County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $115K, close to the county average of $94K and the Texas average of $55K.

FEMA counts 1 repetitive-loss property and 0 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.

10NFIP claims since 1978
9paid claims
$1.0Mtotal paid
$115Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 77639OrangeTexasUS
Claims since 19781012,876394,2042,680,429
Share of claims paid90%86%80%78%
Average paid claim$115K$94K$55K$43K
Share of county claims0.1%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties11,79434,444—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 77639 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s1$0
1980s0$0
1990s0$0
2000s3$121,941
2010s6$913,805
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
201911$174,998$174,998
201755$738,806$147,761
200822$95,108$47,554
200511$26,833$26,833
197910$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: 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 77639?

10 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 9 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 77639?

$1.0M across 9 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $115K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 77639?

2017, with 5 claims and $739K paid.

What county is ZIP 77639 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.