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ZIP code 78753, 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 128 NFIP claims for ZIP 78753 (Travis County, Texas), with $2.2M paid on 94 claims since 1978.

That is 2.9% of the 4,418 claims recorded across Travis County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $24K, lower than the county average of $34K and the Texas average of $55K.

FEMA counts 14 repetitive-loss properties and 2 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.

128NFIP claims since 1978
94paid claims
$2.2Mtotal paid
$24Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 78753TravisTexasUS
Claims since 19781284,418394,2042,680,429
Share of claims paid73%76%80%78%
Average paid claim$24K$34K$55K$43K
Share of county claims2.9%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties1443134,444—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 78753 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s1$8,629
1980s67$301,322
1990s14$110,814
2000s4$59,314
2010s38$1,718,307
2020s4$26,314
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202510$0—
202321$26,314$26,314
202110$0—
201921$7,871$7,871
201610$0—
20152521$1,362,040$64,859
201411$4,565$4,565
201387$343,831$49,119
201210$0—
200142$59,314$29,657
199944$32,396$8,099
199443$14,752$4,917
199211$2,534$2,534
199155$61,133$12,227
198910$0—
198820$0—
198743$12,072$4,024
198532$11,622$5,811
198431$581$581
19821510$13,441$1,344
19813931$263,607$8,503
197911$8,629$8,629

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 78753?

128 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 94 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 78753?

$2.2M across 94 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $24K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 78753?

1981, with 39 claims and $264K paid.

What county is ZIP 78753 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.