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ZIP code 79545, Nolan 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 48 NFIP claims for ZIP 79545 (Nolan County, Texas), with $1.1M paid on 45 claims since 1978.

That is 85.7% of the 56 claims recorded across Nolan County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $24K, close to the county average of $21K and the Texas average of $55K.

FEMA counts 4 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 61 residential flood policies in force, covering 1% of residential structures.

48NFIP claims since 1978
45paid claims
$1.1Mtotal paid
$24Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 79545NolanTexasUS
Claims since 19784856394,2042,680,429
Share of claims paid94%93%80%78%
Average paid claim$24K$21K$55K$43K
Share of county claims85.7%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties4534,444—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 79545 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s12$120,102
1990s9$14,852
2000s10$189,513
2010s17$757,812
2020s0$0
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
201910$0—
20181413$740,695$56,977
201711$1,237$1,237
201511$15,879$15,879
20071010$189,513$18,951
199911$1,323$1,323
199188$13,529$1,691
198621$2,483$2,483
19801010$117,619$11,762

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: Nolan County

Nolan County has 615 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (6 in the last 12 months), 20 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Very Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 30; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 254 · Tornado: 49 · Flood: 30 · Wind: 142 · Winter: 54 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 79545?

48 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 45 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 79545?

$1.1M across 45 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $24K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 79545?

2018, with 14 claims and $741K paid.

What county is ZIP 79545 in?

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