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Flood history · Manvel, TX 77578

Flood insurance claims in Manvel, TX 77578

666 claims since 1979 and $19.6 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

666flood insurance claims since 1979
$19.6 millionpaid to policyholders
$36,841average paid claim
231claims in the last 10 years
53%of claims outside high-risk zones
#155of 1,592 Texas ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 77578 since 1978.

1979: 135 claims1980: 1 claims1981: 5 claims1983: 15 claims1984: 2 claims1985: 4 claims1986: 1 claims1987: 1 claims1989: 101 claims1990: 1 claims1991: 2 claims1992: 2 claims1993: 2 claims1994: 24 claims1995: 3 claims1997: 9 claims1998: 3 claims2001: 41 claims2002: 9 claims2005: 3 claims2006: 25 claims2008: 30 claims2009: 5 claims2010: 8 claims2013: 1 claims2014: 1 claims2015: 1 claims2017: 213 claims2018: 1 claims2019: 1 claims2020: 1 claims2021: 2 claims2022: 2 claims2023: 1 claims2024: 10 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

About 53% 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, Hurricane Harvey, accounts for 32% of claims.

Flooding here is recent: 231 claims (35%) 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.

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Hurricane Harvey201721132%
Tropical Storm Claudette197910015%
Hurricane Chantel19899915%
Unnamed flooding19947111%
Hurricane Ike2008305%
Tropical Storm Allison2001305%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)42% · 282
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)44% · 295
Undetermined (D)3% · 22
Zone not recorded10% · 67

NFIP communities

Manvel, City OfParticipates in the NFIP
Brazoria County *Participates in the NFIP
Iowa Colony, City OfParticipates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in Brazoria County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Hurricane BerylHurricane · Major disaster · 2024-07-09
Tropical Storms Marco And LauraHurricane · Emergency · 2020-08-24
Hurricane HannaHurricane · Emergency · 2020-07-26
Hurricane HarveyHurricane · Major disaster · 2017-08-25
Severe Storms And FloodingFlood · Major disaster · 2016-06-11
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And FloodingSevere Storm · Major disaster · 2015-11-25

18 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Brazoria 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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