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ZIP code 78641, Travis 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 104 NFIP claims for ZIP 78641 (Travis County, Texas), with $3.9M paid on 81 claims since 1978.

That is 2.4% of the 4,418 claims recorded across Travis County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $48K, higher 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 6,295 residential flood policies in force, covering 2% of residential structures.

104NFIP claims since 1978
81paid claims
$3.9Mtotal paid
$48Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 78641TravisTexasUS
Claims since 19781044,418394,2042,680,429
Share of claims paid78%76%80%78%
Average paid claim$48K$34K$55K$43K
Share of county claims2.4%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties743134,444—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 78641 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s5$85,965
1990s32$618,436
2000s20$663,244
2010s23$1,018,158
2020s24$1,466,722
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202610$0—
20252113$1,466,722$112,825
202120$0—
201899$632,444$70,272
201610$0—
201410$0—
20101212$385,715$32,143
20071312$552,015$46,001
200444$83,092$20,773
200211$3,245$3,245
200021$24,892$24,892
19971915$360,108$24,007
199320$0—
19911110$258,327$25,833
198721$600$600
198133$85,364$28,455

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: Travis County

Travis County has 1,371 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (40 in the last 12 months), 37 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 271; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 527 · Tornado: 71 · Flood: 271 · Wind: 326 · Winter: 42 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 78641?

104 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 81 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 78641?

$3.9M across 81 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $48K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 78641?

2025, with 21 claims and $1.5M paid.

What county is ZIP 78641 in?

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