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ZIP code 78028, Kerr 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 78028, in Kerr County, Texas, has 168 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 122 of them paid for a total of $5.1M.

That is 45% of the 373 claims recorded across Kerr County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $42K, lower than the county average of $77K and the Texas average of $55K.

FEMA counts 7 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 520 residential flood policies in force, covering 2.4% of residential structures.

168NFIP claims since 1978
122paid claims
$5.1Mtotal paid
$42Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 78028KerrTexasUS
Claims since 1978168373394,2042,680,429
Share of claims paid73%76%80%78%
Average paid claim$42K$77K$55K$43K
Share of county claims45.0%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties71234,444—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 78028 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s12$24,330
1980s11$101,696
1990s7$4,333
2000s50$454,675
2010s18$154,421
2020s70$4,334,594
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
20263724$1,403,763$58,490
20252921$2,907,305$138,443
202410$0—
202032$23,526$11,763
201910$0—
201811$2,380$2,380
201710$0—
201677$109,433$15,633
201531$7,942$7,942
201421$4,052$4,052
201233$30,615$10,205
200810$0—
200776$44,836$7,473
200610$0—
200511$16,285$16,285
200410$0—
20023731$388,818$12,543
200022$4,736$2,368
199710$0—
199622$2,733$1,366
199411$101$101
199311$1,165$1,165
199211$115$115
199111$220$220
198743$79,693$26,564
198531$20,676$20,676
198410$0—
198122$1,327$664
198010$0—
197922$11,224$5,612
1978108$13,106$1,638

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: Kerr County

Kerr County has 583 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (23 in the last 12 months), 21 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 110; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 247 · Tornado: 11 · Flood: 110 · Wind: 52 · Winter: 39 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 78028?

168 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 122 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 78028?

$5.1M across 122 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $42K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 78028?

2002, with 37 claims and $389K paid.

What county is ZIP 78028 in?

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