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ZIP code 78108, Guadalupe 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 61 NFIP claims for ZIP 78108 (Guadalupe County, Texas), with $1.8M paid on 53 claims since 1978.

That is 2.5% of the 2,456 claims recorded across Guadalupe County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $34K, lower than the county average of $52K and the Texas average of $55K.

FEMA counts 2 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 2,244 residential flood policies in force, covering 3.6% of residential structures.

61NFIP claims since 1978
53paid claims
$1.8Mtotal paid
$34Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 78108GuadalupeTexasUS
Claims since 1978612,456394,2042,680,429
Share of claims paid87%86%80%78%
Average paid claim$34K$52K$55K$43K
Share of county claims2.5%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties237134,444—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 78108 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s1$5,677
1990s42$1,569,010
2000s14$147,248
2010s3$70,273
2020s1$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202610$0—
201711$48,778$48,778
201521$21,495$21,495
200922$2,193$1,096
200711$10,031$10,031
200498$133,388$16,674
200211$1,636$1,636
200110$0—
19983937$1,536,832$41,536
199721$32,178$32,178
199110$0—
198011$5,677$5,677

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: Guadalupe County

Guadalupe County has 507 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (20 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: 104; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 3.

Hail: 112 · Tornado: 26 · Flood: 104 · Wind: 134 · Winter: 26 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 78108?

61 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 53 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 78108?

$1.8M across 53 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $34K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 78108?

1998, with 39 claims and $1.5M paid.

What county is ZIP 78108 in?

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