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Flood history · Sabine Pass, TX 77655

Flood insurance claims in Sabine Pass, TX 77655

179 claims since 1979 and $12.5 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

179flood insurance claims since 1979
$12.5 millionpaid to policyholders
$79,067average paid claim
14claims in the last 10 years
4%of claims outside high-risk zones
#287of 1,592 Texas ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 77655 since 1978.

1979: 4 claims1983: 3 claims1988: 1 claims1989: 2 claims1991: 1 claims1994: 1 claims1996: 1 claims1998: 5 claims2005: 41 claims2008: 105 claims2009: 1 claims2017: 14 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

Almost all claims here (96%) were on properties in high-risk zones (A or V). In those zones, federally regulated lenders require flood insurance.

One event dominates the record: Hurricane Ike accounts for 58% of all claims in this ZIP code.

14 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.

Port Arthur, 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

EventYearClaimsShare
Hurricane Ike200810358%
Hurricane Rita20053318%
Hurricane Harvey2017137%
Tropical Storm Claudette197942%
Unnamed flooding199842%
Hurricane Alicia198332%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)80% · 143
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)3% · 6
Zone not recorded17% · 30

NFIP communities

Port Arthur, City OfCRS class 9 · up to 05% off
Jefferson County *CRS class 8 · up to 10% off

Federal disaster declarations in Jefferson 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
Tropical Storm ImeldaFlood · Major disaster · 2019-10-04
Hurricane HarveyHurricane · Major disaster · 2017-08-25
Hurricane IkeHurricane · Major disaster · 2008-09-13

13 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Jefferson 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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