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ZIP code 78022, Live Oak 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 78022, in Live Oak County, Texas, has 46 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 39 of them paid for a total of $838K.

That is 82.1% of the 56 claims recorded across Live Oak County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $21K, close to the county average of $21K and the Texas average of $55K.

FEMA counts 9 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 95 residential flood policies in force, covering 2% of residential structures.

46NFIP claims since 1978
39paid claims
$838Ktotal paid
$21Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 78022Live OakTexasUS
Claims since 19784656394,2042,680,429
Share of claims paid85%80%80%78%
Average paid claim$21K$21K$55K$43K
Share of county claims82.1%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties91034,444—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 78022 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s1$3,105
1990s0$0
2000s45$834,811
2010s0$0
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
200733$32,963$10,988
20024135$801,849$22,910
200110$0—
198011$3,105$3,105

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: Live Oak County

Live Oak County has 444 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (27 in the last 12 months), 24 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Very Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 61; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 3.

Hail: 93 · Tornado: 35 · Flood: 61 · Wind: 64 · Winter: 11 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 78022?

46 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 39 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 78022?

$838K across 39 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $21K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 78022?

2002, with 41 claims and $802K paid.

What county is ZIP 78022 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Live Oak 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.