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Flood history · Pearland, TX 77584

Flood insurance claims in Pearland, TX 77584

2,036 claims since 1979 and $55.4 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

2,036flood insurance claims since 1979
$55.4 millionpaid to policyholders
$35,580average paid claim
541claims in the last 10 years
61%of claims outside high-risk zones
#47of 1,592 Texas ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 77584 since 1978.

1979: 178 claims1980: 1 claims1981: 20 claims1982: 1 claims1983: 53 claims1985: 14 claims1988: 1 claims1989: 182 claims1990: 1 claims1991: 3 claims1993: 6 claims1994: 177 claims1995: 9 claims1996: 1 claims1997: 17 claims1998: 20 claims2000: 1 claims2001: 433 claims2002: 35 claims2003: 1 claims2004: 6 claims2005: 4 claims2006: 55 claims2007: 4 claims2008: 222 claims2009: 13 claims2010: 4 claims2011: 1 claims2012: 1 claims2013: 3 claims2014: 1 claims2015: 23 claims2016: 4 claims2017: 492 claims2018: 1 claims2019: 9 claims2020: 4 claims2021: 4 claims2022: 4 claims2023: 1 claims2024: 25 claims2026: 1 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

About 61% 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 24% of claims.

541 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.

Pearland, 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
Hurricane Harvey201748224%
Tropical Storm Allison200137719%
Unnamed flooding198128614%
Hurricane Ike200822111%
Hurricane Chantel19891819%
Tropical Storm Claudette19791005%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)36% · 733
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)54% · 1,099
Undetermined (D)1% · 25
Zone not recorded9% · 179

NFIP communities

Pearland, City OfCRS class 5 · up to 25% off
Brazoria County *Participates in the NFIP
Manvel, 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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