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ZIP code 78201, Bexar 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 129 NFIP claims for ZIP 78201 (Bexar County, Texas), with $1.7M paid on 82 claims since 1978.

That is 5.6% of the 2,309 claims recorded across Bexar County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $21K, close to the county average of $21K and the Texas average of $55K.

FEMA counts 5 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 4,411 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.8% of residential structures.

129NFIP claims since 1978
82paid claims
$1.7Mtotal paid
$21Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 78201BexarTexasUS
Claims since 19781292,309394,2042,680,429
Share of claims paid64%70%80%78%
Average paid claim$21K$21K$55K$43K
Share of county claims5.6%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties516034,444—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 78201 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s2$2,893
1980s19$31,012
1990s9$87,349
2000s34$573,079
2010s62$989,794
2020s3$37,234
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202422$37,234$18,617
202010$0—
201742$33,908$16,954
201641$56,487$56,487
2015105$38,827$7,765
20133729$858,989$29,620
201231$1,583$1,583
201040$0—
200785$150,795$30,159
200422$13,952$6,976
20022117$408,332$24,020
200030$0—
199874$77,069$19,267
199410$0—
199311$10,280$10,280
198810$0—
198720$0—
1986117$24,864$3,552
198143$2,210$737
198011$3,939$3,939
197822$2,893$1,447

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: Bexar County

Bexar County has 1,629 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (64 in the last 12 months), 31 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 465; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 2.

Hail: 618 · Tornado: 71 · Flood: 465 · Wind: 313 · Winter: 33 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 78201?

129 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 82 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 78201?

$1.7M across 82 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $21K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 78201?

2013, with 37 claims and $859K paid.

What county is ZIP 78201 in?

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