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ZIP code 78759, 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 105 NFIP claims for ZIP 78759 (Travis County, Texas), with $1.2M 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 $14K, lower than the county average of $34K and the Texas average of $55K.

FEMA counts 8 repetitive-loss properties and 1 severe repetitive-loss property 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.

105NFIP claims since 1978
81paid claims
$1.2Mtotal paid
$14Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 78759TravisTexasUS
Claims since 19781054,418394,2042,680,429
Share of claims paid77%76%80%78%
Average paid claim$14K$34K$55K$43K
Share of county claims2.4%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties843134,444—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 78759 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s32$190,366
1990s10$73,615
2000s20$185,847
2010s35$641,865
2020s8$61,225
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202521$9,898$9,898
202322$16,800$8,400
202211$7,696$7,696
202111$2,045$2,045
202021$24,787$24,787
201710$0—
201633$85,455$28,485
201575$62,831$12,566
201432$33,954$16,977
2013129$204,824$22,758
201232$49,562$24,781
201066$205,238$34,206
200910$0—
200811$24,715$24,715
200710$0—
200611$13,229$13,229
200510$0—
200444$38,372$9,593
200232$30,050$15,025
200187$79,480$11,354
199911$3,410$3,410
199822$15,590$7,795
199611$9,702$9,702
199443$44,236$14,745
199110$0—
199011$677$677
198743$5,695$1,898
198531$782$782
198411$76$76
198298$100,506$12,563
19811411$82,823$7,529
198011$485$485

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 78759?

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

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 78759?

$1.2M across 81 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $14K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 78759?

1981, with 14 claims and $83K paid.

What county is ZIP 78759 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.