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ZIP code 77964, Lavaca 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 77964, in Lavaca County, Texas, has 102 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 84 of them paid for a total of $1.3M.

That is 88.7% of the 115 claims recorded across Lavaca County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $15K, close to the county average of $16K and the Texas average of $55K.

FEMA counts 2 repetitive-loss properties and 1 severe repetitive-loss property in the ZIP (properties with two or more paid flood claims); their locations are not published.

At county level FEMA counts 142 residential flood policies in force, covering 1.5% of residential structures.

102NFIP claims since 1978
84paid claims
$1.3Mtotal paid
$15Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 77964LavacaTexasUS
Claims since 1978102115394,2042,680,429
Share of claims paid82%82%80%78%
Average paid claim$15K$16K$55K$43K
Share of county claims88.7%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties2434,444—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 77964 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s59$734,567
1990s29$97,243
2000s11$449,833
2010s3$0
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
201730$0—
200933$151,276$50,425
200811$1,000$1,000
200511$945$945
200411$975$975
200211$14,013$14,013
200122$275,981$137,990
200022$5,644$2,822
199876$55,139$9,190
199753$11,147$3,716
199611$1,398$1,398
19941111$16,840$1,531
199321$4,111$4,111
199211$7,000$7,000
199122$1,608$804
19871812$3,474$290
198284$2,886$722
19813232$728,207$22,756
198010$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: Lavaca County

Lavaca County has 382 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (13 in the last 12 months), 19 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 116; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 6.

Hail: 85 · Tornado: 36 · Flood: 116 · Wind: 63 · Winter: 11 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 77964?

102 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 84 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 77964?

$1.3M across 84 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $15K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 77964?

1981, with 32 claims and $728K paid.

What county is ZIP 77964 in?

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