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ZIP code 78377, Refugio 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 42 NFIP claims for ZIP 78377 (Refugio County, Texas), with $684K paid on 28 claims since 1978.

That is 34.4% of the 122 claims recorded across Refugio County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $24K, close to the county average of $24K and the Texas average of $55K.

At county level FEMA counts 101 residential flood policies in force, covering 3.3% of residential structures.

42NFIP claims since 1978
28paid claims
$684Ktotal paid
$24Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 78377RefugioTexasUS
Claims since 197842122394,2042,680,429
Share of claims paid67%66%80%78%
Average paid claim$24K$24K$55K$43K
Share of county claims34.4%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties0234,444—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 78377 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s4$2,869
1980s8$12,483
1990s10$178,562
2000s6$91,925
2010s11$338,087
2020s3$59,587
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202210$0—
202111$59,587$59,587
202010$0—
2017103$338,087$112,696
201610$0—
200710$0—
200311$806$806
200144$91,119$22,780
19901010$178,562$17,856
198411$427$427
198321$663$663
198121$3,476$3,476
198033$7,918$2,639
197910$0—
197833$2,869$956

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: Refugio County

Refugio County has 232 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (3 in the last 12 months), 28 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Very Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 54; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 15.

Hail: 38 · Tornado: 25 · Flood: 54 · Wind: 32 · Winter: 5 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 78377?

42 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 28 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 78377?

$684K across 28 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $24K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 78377?

1990, with 10 claims and $179K paid.

What county is ZIP 78377 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Refugio 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 30 Sep 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.