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ZIP code 78415, Nueces 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 78415, in Nueces County, Texas, has 201 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 135 of them paid for a total of $823K.

That is 2.3% of the 8,673 claims recorded across Nueces County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $6K, lower than the county average of $34K and the Texas average of $55K.

FEMA counts 7 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 19,656 residential flood policies in force, covering 17.4% of residential structures.

201NFIP claims since 1978
135paid claims
$823Ktotal paid
$6Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 78415NuecesTexasUS
Claims since 19782018,673394,2042,680,429
Share of claims paid67%64%80%78%
Average paid claim$6K$34K$55K$43K
Share of county claims2.3%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties730134,444—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 78415 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s21$24,558
1980s62$74,841
1990s30$109,504
2000s35$221,272
2010s48$378,445
2020s5$13,932
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202610$0—
202142$13,932$6,966
201833$16,259$5,420
201751$14,739$14,739
201654$57,656$14,414
201596$98,631$16,438
201411$9,488$9,488
20102517$181,671$10,687
200910$0—
200810$0—
200720$0—
200610$0—
200510$0—
2004109$187,213$20,801
20021611$34,059$3,096
200130$0—
199963$12,727$4,242
199843$6,635$2,212
19971212$73,869$6,156
199410$0—
199253$10,308$3,436
199121$5,965$5,965
198720$0—
1985104$4,617$1,154
198311$882$882
198142$3,118$1,559
19804533$66,225$2,007
19792019$24,558$1,293
197810$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: Nueces County

Nueces County has 990 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (39 in the last 12 months), 33 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 301; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 12.

Hail: 134 · Tornado: 107 · Flood: 301 · Wind: 302 · Winter: 5 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 78415?

201 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 135 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 78415?

$823K across 135 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $6K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 78415?

1980, with 45 claims and $66K paid.

What county is ZIP 78415 in?

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