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ZIP code 78368, San Patricio 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 78368 (San Patricio County, Texas), with $250K paid on 41 claims since 1978.

That is 3.1% of the 1,981 claims recorded across San Patricio County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $6K, lower than the county average of $14K and the Texas average of $55K.

FEMA counts 9 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 2,174 residential flood policies in force, covering 9% of residential structures.

61NFIP claims since 1978
41paid claims
$250Ktotal paid
$6Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 78368San PatricioTexasUS
Claims since 1978611,981394,2042,680,429
Share of claims paid67%73%80%78%
Average paid claim$6K$14K$55K$43K
Share of county claims3.1%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties921834,444—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 78368 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s1$0
1980s19$37,326
1990s6$23,086
2000s32$176,149
2010s3$13,039
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
201511$12,021$12,021
201021$1,018$1,018
200732$18,662$9,331
200610$0—
200442$22,834$11,417
20022017$121,351$7,138
200143$13,301$4,434
199922$20,068$10,034
199811$122$122
199710$0—
199310$0—
199211$2,896$2,896
198732$4,661$2,330
198582$4,377$2,188
198211$675$675
198121$3,965$3,965
198055$23,649$4,730
197910$0—

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: San Patricio County

San Patricio County has 465 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (22 in the last 12 months), 34 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 127; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 10.

Hail: 66 · Tornado: 58 · Flood: 127 · Wind: 110 · Winter: 5 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 78368?

61 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 41 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 78368?

$250K across 41 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $6K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 78368?

2002, with 20 claims and $121K paid.

What county is ZIP 78368 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for San Patricio 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.