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ZIP code 78667, Hays 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 53 NFIP claims for ZIP 78667 (Hays County, Texas), with $267K paid on 50 claims since 1978.

That is 3.6% of the 1,489 claims recorded across Hays County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $5K, lower than the county average of $57K and the Texas average of $55K.

FEMA counts 3 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 1,620 residential flood policies in force, covering 2.3% of residential structures.

53NFIP claims since 1978
50paid claims
$267Ktotal paid
$5Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 78667HaysTexasUS
Claims since 1978531,489394,2042,680,429
Share of claims paid94%85%80%78%
Average paid claim$5K$57K$55K$43K
Share of county claims3.6%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties318334,444—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 78667 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s15$24,573
1980s37$178,518
1990s1$63,566
2000s0$0
2010s0$0
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
199811$63,566$63,566
19813734$178,518$5,251
19791515$24,573$1,638

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: Hays County

Hays County has 593 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (17 in the last 12 months), 27 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 139; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 180 · Tornado: 31 · Flood: 139 · Wind: 109 · Winter: 29 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 78667?

53 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 50 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 78667?

$267K across 50 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $5K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 78667?

1981, with 37 claims and $179K paid.

What county is ZIP 78667 in?

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