Flood history · Wharton, TX 77488
Flood insurance claims in Wharton, TX 77488
695 claims since 1979 and $33.0 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.
Claims by year
Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 77488 since 1978.
What the record says
85% of claims were on properties in high-risk zones and 15% outside them.
One event dominates the record: Hurricane Harvey accounts for 54% of all claims in this ZIP code.
Flooding here is recent: 443 claims (64%) were in the last 10 years.
The most commonly recorded cause is heavy rain or snowmelt collecting faster than it drains, which can happen far from any river or coast.
Wharton, City Of takes part in FEMA's Community Rating System (class 9), which can lower flood insurance premiums by up to 05% in high-risk zones.
Biggest flood events
| Event | Year | Claims | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Harvey | 2017 | 374 | 54% |
| Unnamed flooding | 2002 | 105 | 15% |
| Spring severe storms | 2016 | 27 | 4% |
| Early summer severe storms | 2016 | 6 | 1% |
| Hurricane Beryl | 2024 | 5 | 1% |
| Early summer storms | 2015 | 3 | 0% |
Flood zone at time of claim
NFIP communities
Federal disaster declarations in Wharton County
Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.
14 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Wharton County since 2000.
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Sources: FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims (v3) and Disaster Declarations Summaries, FEMA NFIP Community Status Book; place names from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Data as of 2026-10-09. Payments are net building + contents payments in dollars at the time paid, not adjusted for inflation. Claims are grouped by the ZIP code reported on the claim. This product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA. Information only; not an official flood zone determination or insurance advice.