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ZIP code 77963, Goliad 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 16 NFIP claims for ZIP 77963 (Goliad County, Texas), with $424K paid on 16 claims since 1978.

That is 100% of the 16 claims recorded across Goliad County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $26K, close to the county average of $26K 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 43 residential flood policies in force, covering 1.5% of residential structures.

16NFIP claims since 1978
16paid claims
$424Ktotal paid
$26Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 77963GoliadTexasUS
Claims since 19781616394,2042,680,429
Share of claims paid100%100%80%78%
Average paid claim$26K$26K$55K$43K
Share of county claims100.0%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties1134,444—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 77963 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s1$91
1990s7$194,890
2000s8$228,724
2010s0$0
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
200711$14,593$14,593
200411$10,000$10,000
200255$159,131$31,826
200111$45,000$45,000
199855$189,975$37,995
199711$1,263$1,263
199611$3,651$3,651
198011$91$91

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: Goliad County

Goliad County has 316 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (11 in the last 12 months), 21 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Very Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 38; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 11.

Hail: 73 · Tornado: 20 · Flood: 38 · Wind: 44 · Winter: 11 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 77963?

16 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 16 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 77963?

$424K across 16 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $26K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 77963?

1998, with 5 claims and $190K paid.

What county is ZIP 77963 in?

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