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ZIP code 79521, Haskell 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 167 NFIP claims for ZIP 79521 (Haskell County, Texas), with $2.2M paid on 138 claims since 1978.

That is 94.9% of the 176 claims recorded across Haskell County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $16K, close to the county average of $16K and the Texas average of $55K.

FEMA counts 12 repetitive-loss properties and 3 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 54 residential flood policies in force, covering 1.9% of residential structures.

167NFIP claims since 1978
138paid claims
$2.2Mtotal paid
$16Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 79521HaskellTexasUS
Claims since 1978167176394,2042,680,429
Share of claims paid83%81%80%78%
Average paid claim$16K$16K$55K$43K
Share of county claims94.9%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties121434,444—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 79521 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s1$1,783
1980s73$203,541
1990s27$110,991
2000s20$522,210
2010s42$1,377,819
2020s4$29,072
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202122$5,858$2,929
202022$23,215$11,607
201921$6,752$6,752
20183733$1,363,549$41,320
201531$7,518$7,518
200722$16,100$8,050
200611$30,000$30,000
20051717$476,111$28,007
199921$1,563$1,563
199811$20,000$20,000
199410$0—
19921614$74,511$5,322
199121$1,543$1,543
199054$13,374$3,343
198711$4,117$4,117
198666$24,879$4,147
198541$5,895$5,895
198311$1,398$1,398
19823022$42,910$1,950
198110$0—
19803026$124,341$4,782
197911$1,783$1,783

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: Haskell County

Haskell County has 740 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (9 in the last 12 months), 17 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Very Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 36; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 296 · Tornado: 58 · Flood: 36 · Wind: 188 · Winter: 53 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 79521?

167 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 138 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 79521?

$2.2M across 138 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $16K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 79521?

2018, with 37 claims and $1.4M paid.

What county is ZIP 79521 in?

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