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ZIP code 78154, 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.

ZIP code 78154, in Guadalupe County, Texas, has 68 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 56 of them paid for a total of $1.1M.

That is 2.8% of the 2,456 claims recorded across Guadalupe County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $20K, lower than the county average of $52K and the Texas average of $55K.

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

68NFIP claims since 1978
56paid claims
$1.1Mtotal paid
$20Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 78154GuadalupeTexasUS
Claims since 1978682,456394,2042,680,429
Share of claims paid82%86%80%78%
Average paid claim$20K$52K$55K$43K
Share of county claims2.8%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties037134,444—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 78154 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s6$12,106
1990s45$1,023,105
2000s8$63,549
2010s7$8,552
2020s2$9,310
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202521$9,310$9,310
201610$0—
201532$7,988$3,994
201310$0—
201021$564$564
200942$15,583$7,792
200711$9,429$9,429
200133$38,537$12,846
19983429$954,032$32,898
199722$28,886$14,443
199511$2,541$2,541
199244$22,883$5,721
199144$14,762$3,691
198611$4,579$4,579
198555$7,526$1,505

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 78154?

68 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 56 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 78154?

$1.1M across 56 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $20K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 78154?

1998, with 34 claims and $954K paid.

What county is ZIP 78154 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.