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Flood history · La Marque, TX 77568

Flood insurance claims in La Marque, TX 77568

1,691 claims since 1979 and $33.7 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

1,691flood insurance claims since 1979
$33.7 millionpaid to policyholders
$26,136average paid claim
368claims in the last 10 years
67%of claims outside high-risk zones
#61of 1,592 Texas ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 77568 since 1978.

1979: 78 claims1980: 2 claims1981: 324 claims1982: 5 claims1983: 253 claims1984: 27 claims1985: 11 claims1986: 3 claims1987: 4 claims1988: 4 claims1989: 24 claims1991: 13 claims1992: 2 claims1993: 1 claims1994: 1 claims1995: 55 claims1996: 2 claims1997: 1 claims1998: 3 claims1999: 2 claims2000: 3 claims2001: 78 claims2002: 6 claims2003: 1 claims2004: 3 claims2005: 6 claims2006: 4 claims2007: 6 claims2008: 372 claims2009: 5 claims2010: 5 claims2011: 4 claims2013: 2 claims2014: 1 claims2015: 1 claims2016: 11 claims2017: 307 claims2018: 18 claims2019: 8 claims2020: 7 claims2021: 6 claims2022: 1 claims2024: 20 claims2025: 1 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

About 67% of claims here were on properties rated outside high-risk zones (zones X, B or C). A lower-risk zone on the map is not a guarantee.

Losses are spread across many events; the largest, Unnamed flooding, accounts for 25% of claims.

368 claims were filed 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.

League City, City Of takes part in FEMA's Community Rating System (class 5), which can lower flood insurance premiums by up to 25% in high-risk zones.

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Unnamed flooding197942125%
Hurricane Ike200836522%
Hurricane Harvey201729818%
Hurricane Alicia198323514%
Tropical Storm Allison2001654%
Hurricane Chantel1989141%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)33% · 557
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)67% · 1,129
Zone not recorded0% · 5

NFIP communities

La Marque, City OfParticipates in the NFIP
League City, City OfCRS class 5 · up to 25% off

Federal disaster declarations in Galveston County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Hurricane BerylHurricane · Major disaster · 2024-07-09
Hurricane LauraHurricane · Major disaster · 2020-12-09
Tropical Storms Marco And LauraHurricane · Emergency · 2020-08-24
Hurricane HannaHurricane · Emergency · 2020-07-26
Hurricane HarveyHurricane · Major disaster · 2017-08-25
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And FloodingSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2015-11-25

16 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Galveston 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.

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