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ZIP code 78043, 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 43 NFIP claims for ZIP 78043 (Webb County, Texas), with $525K paid on 31 claims since 1978.

That is 16% of the 269 claims recorded across Webb County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $17K, lower than the county average of $36K and the Texas average of $55K.

FEMA counts 3 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 484 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.7% of residential structures.

43NFIP claims since 1978
31paid claims
$525Ktotal paid
$17Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 78043WebbTexasUS
Claims since 197843269394,2042,680,429
Share of claims paid72%69%80%78%
Average paid claim$17K$36K$55K$43K
Share of county claims16.0%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties32334,444—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 78043 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s1$0
1980s9$1,079
1990s1$6,156
2000s13$127,645
2010s13$307,665
2020s6$82,852
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202610$0—
202311$6,930$6,930
202243$75,923$25,308
201911$15,114$15,114
201811$12,571$12,571
201365$88,030$17,606
201211$8,308$8,308
201044$183,643$45,911
200832$28,241$14,120
200733$16,477$5,492
200611$12,520$12,520
200322$32,838$16,419
200222$7,572$3,786
200122$29,997$14,999
199911$6,156$6,156
198521$674$674
198110$0—
198061$405$405
197910$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: 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 78043?

43 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 31 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 78043?

$525K across 31 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $17K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 78043?

1980, with 6 claims and $405 paid.

What county is ZIP 78043 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.