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ZIP code 78254, 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 19 NFIP claims for ZIP 78254 (Bexar County, Texas), with $249K paid on 15 claims since 1978.

That is 0.8% of the 2,309 claims recorded across Bexar County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $17K, lower than the county average of $21K 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 4,411 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.8% of residential structures.

19NFIP claims since 1978
15paid claims
$249Ktotal paid
$17Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 78254BexarTexasUS
Claims since 1978192,309394,2042,680,429
Share of claims paid79%70%80%78%
Average paid claim$17K$21K$55K$43K
Share of county claims0.8%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties316034,444—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 78254 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s1$3,406
1990s5$29,814
2000s5$42,490
2010s7$137,395
2020s1$35,942
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202611$35,942$35,942
201911$54,872$54,872
201811$5,746$5,746
201510$0—
201322$50,654$25,327
201022$26,124$13,062
200721$27,120$27,120
200411$11,309$11,309
200021$4,061$4,061
199843$21,211$7,070
199311$8,603$8,603
198511$3,406$3,406

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 78254?

19 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 15 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 78254?

$249K across 15 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $17K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 78254?

1998, with 4 claims and $21K paid.

What county is ZIP 78254 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.