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ZIP code 78332, Jim Wells 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 78332, in Jim Wells County, Texas, has 150 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 100 of them paid for a total of $1.2M.

That is 80.2% of the 187 claims recorded across Jim Wells County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $12K, close to the county average of $13K and the Texas average of $55K.

FEMA counts 13 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 377 residential flood policies in force, covering 2.9% of residential structures.

150NFIP claims since 1978
100paid claims
$1.2Mtotal paid
$12Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 78332Jim WellsTexasUS
Claims since 1978150187394,2042,680,429
Share of claims paid67%66%80%78%
Average paid claim$12K$13K$55K$43K
Share of county claims80.2%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties131534,444—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 78332 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s20$67,593
1990s17$69,965
2000s63$557,720
2010s48$508,835
2020s2$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202110$0—
202010$0—
201862$5,716$2,858
201720$0—
201631$10,861$10,861
20152919$466,518$24,554
201410$0—
201310$0—
201063$25,740$8,580
200811$22,761$22,761
20072726$283,428$10,901
200621$20,296$20,296
200521$9,035$9,035
200411$1,591$1,591
200332$6,051$3,025
2002127$63,839$9,120
20011512$150,718$12,560
199953$7,925$2,642
199833$11,190$3,730
199742$12,733$6,367
199433$37,279$12,426
199021$838$838
198732$28,670$14,335
198621$1,530$1,530
198521$7,350$7,350
198210$0—
198111$591$591
1980117$29,451$4,207

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: Jim Wells County

Jim Wells County has 627 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (25 in the last 12 months), 31 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 79; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 5.

Hail: 87 · Tornado: 44 · Flood: 79 · Wind: 158 · Winter: 9 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 78332?

150 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 100 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 78332?

$1.2M across 100 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $12K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 78332?

2015, with 29 claims and $467K paid.

What county is ZIP 78332 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Jim Wells 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.