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ZIP code 78041, Webb 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 131 NFIP claims for ZIP 78041 (Webb County, Texas), with $1.7M paid on 95 claims since 1978.

That is 48.7% of the 269 claims recorded across Webb County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $18K, lower than the county average of $36K and the Texas average of $55K.

FEMA counts 12 repetitive-loss properties and 2 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 484 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.7% of residential structures.

131NFIP claims since 1978
95paid claims
$1.7Mtotal paid
$18Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 78041WebbTexasUS
Claims since 1978131269394,2042,680,429
Share of claims paid73%69%80%78%
Average paid claim$18K$36K$55K$43K
Share of county claims48.7%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties122334,444—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 78041 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s2$915
1990s25$134,995
2000s56$719,455
2010s46$817,553
2020s2$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202310$0—
202110$0—
201910$0—
201811$19,744$19,744
201795$106,584$21,317
2015149$387,113$43,013
201421$1,556$1,556
201343$77,265$25,755
201262$22,339$11,169
201110$0—
201087$202,953$28,993
200911$12,525$12,525
200842$12,923$6,461
20072825$363,753$14,550
2006109$121,501$13,500
200343$28,946$9,649
200265$100,401$20,080
200133$79,406$26,469
199920$0—
199798$30,088$3,761
1995118$99,477$12,435
199420$0—
199011$5,430$5,430
198511$417$417
198111$498$498

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: Webb County

Webb County has 635 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (39 in the last 12 months), 23 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 118; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 1.

Hail: 158 · Tornado: 10 · Flood: 118 · Wind: 108 · Winter: 6 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 78041?

131 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 95 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 78041?

$1.7M across 95 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $18K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 78041?

2007, with 28 claims and $364K paid.

What county is ZIP 78041 in?

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