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ZIP code 78626, Williamson 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 78626, in Williamson County, Texas, has 56 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 45 of them paid for a total of $2.7M.

That is 7.6% of the 741 claims recorded across Williamson County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $59K, higher than the county average of $39K and the Texas average of $55K.

FEMA counts 2 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 1,949 residential flood policies in force, covering 1.1% of residential structures.

56NFIP claims since 1978
45paid claims
$2.7Mtotal paid
$59Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 78626WilliamsonTexasUS
Claims since 197856741394,2042,680,429
Share of claims paid80%77%80%78%
Average paid claim$59K$39K$55K$43K
Share of county claims7.6%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties27534,444—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 78626 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s3$2,243
1990s5$77,748
2000s8$206,191
2010s30$1,985,346
2020s10$399,137
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202611$126,182$126,182
202593$272,955$90,985
201510$0—
201310$0—
20102828$1,985,346$70,905
200911$1,840$1,840
200755$192,505$38,501
200411$11,846$11,846
200110$0—
199722$10,212$5,106
199411$15,346$15,346
199111$52,190$52,190
199010$0—
198711$516$516
198610$0—
198011$1,727$1,727

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: Williamson County

Williamson County has 1,069 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (45 in the last 12 months), 26 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 171; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 1.

Hail: 458 · Tornado: 71 · Flood: 171 · Wind: 213 · Winter: 45 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 78626?

56 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 45 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 78626?

$2.7M across 45 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $59K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 78626?

2010, with 28 claims and $2.0M paid.

What county is ZIP 78626 in?

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