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ZIP code 77845, Brazos 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 77845, in Brazos County, Texas, has 63 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 45 of them paid for a total of $678K.

That is 11.1% of the 569 claims recorded across Brazos County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $15K, close to the county average of $19K and the Texas average of $55K.

FEMA counts 8 repetitive-loss properties 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 1,266 residential flood policies in force, covering 2% of residential structures.

63NFIP claims since 1978
45paid claims
$678Ktotal paid
$15Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 77845BrazosTexasUS
Claims since 197863569394,2042,680,429
Share of claims paid71%71%80%78%
Average paid claim$15K$19K$55K$43K
Share of county claims11.1%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties85934,444—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 77845 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s2$3,744
1990s15$37,372
2000s16$213,637
2010s22$308,749
2020s8$114,962
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202520$0—
202444$105,854$26,463
202021$9,109$9,109
201944$80,478$20,119
201832$66,320$33,160
201732$31,131$15,566
201655$83,407$16,681
201522$28,690$14,345
201332$16,772$8,386
201221$1,949$1,949
200911$1,908$1,908
200810$0—
200722$6,769$3,384
200655$142,304$28,461
200342$42,020$21,010
200211$3,699$3,699
200122$16,936$8,468
199810$0—
199484$25,158$6,290
199311$3,211$3,211
199053$9,003$3,001
198910$0—
198311$3,744$3,744

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: Brazos County

Brazos County has 508 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (5 in the last 12 months), 19 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 51; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 1.

Hail: 176 · Tornado: 29 · Flood: 51 · Wind: 183 · Winter: 21 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 77845?

63 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 45 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 77845?

$678K across 45 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $15K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 77845?

1994, with 8 claims and $25K paid.

What county is ZIP 77845 in?

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