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ZIP code 78379, Kleberg 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 16 NFIP claims for ZIP 78379 (Kleberg County, Texas), with $24K paid on 6 claims since 1978.

That is 5.7% of the 279 claims recorded across Kleberg County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $4K, lower than the county average of $9K and the Texas average of $55K.

At county level FEMA counts 450 residential flood policies in force, covering 4.6% of residential structures.

16NFIP claims since 1978
6paid claims
$24Ktotal paid
$4Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 78379KlebergTexasUS
Claims since 197816279394,2042,680,429
Share of claims paid38%82%80%78%
Average paid claim$4K$9K$55K$43K
Share of county claims5.7%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties01834,444—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 78379 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s5$7,438
1990s4$16,118
2000s2$0
2010s1$0
2020s4$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202410$0—
202030$0—
201010$0—
200320$0—
199930$0—
199211$16,118$16,118
198211$3,189$3,189
198044$4,249$1,062

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: Kleberg County

Kleberg County has 320 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (4 in the last 12 months), 24 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 66; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 12.

Hail: 55 · Tornado: 30 · Flood: 66 · Wind: 68 · Winter: 4 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 78379?

16 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 6 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 78379?

$24K across 6 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $4K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 78379?

1980, with 4 claims and $4K paid.

What county is ZIP 78379 in?

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