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ZIP code 78703, 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.

ZIP code 78703, in Travis County, Texas, has 190 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 141 of them paid for a total of $4.6M.

That is 4.3% of the 4,418 claims recorded across Travis County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $32K, close to the county average of $34K and the Texas average of $55K.

FEMA counts 21 repetitive-loss properties and 5 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.

190NFIP claims since 1978
141paid claims
$4.6Mtotal paid
$32Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 78703TravisTexasUS
Claims since 19781904,418394,2042,680,429
Share of claims paid74%76%80%78%
Average paid claim$32K$34K$55K$43K
Share of county claims4.3%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties2143134,444—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 78703 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s3$6,673
1980s41$309,917
1990s28$558,112
2000s42$967,195
2010s71$2,590,001
2020s5$124,259
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202410$0—
202222$109,830$54,915
202022$14,429$7,214
201920$0—
201810$0—
201730$0—
201610$0—
20153125$1,973,324$78,933
2014128$297,774$37,222
2013118$157,116$19,639
201242$28,437$14,218
201064$133,351$33,338
200811$630$630
200710$0—
200611$7,890$7,890
200477$85,585$12,226
200221$5,014$5,014
20012825$868,077$34,723
200020$0—
199865$17,301$3,460
199711$497$497
199411$202$202
19912015$540,112$36,007
198762$10,856$5,428
198611$2,343$2,343
198321$2,200$2,200
19821310$129,825$12,983
19811916$164,693$10,293
197933$6,673$2,224

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 78703?

190 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 141 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 78703?

$4.6M across 141 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $32K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 78703?

2015, with 31 claims and $2.0M paid.

What county is ZIP 78703 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 30 Sep 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.