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Flood history · Odessa, TX 79763

Flood insurance claims in Odessa, TX 79763

50 claims since 1982 and $356,484 paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

50flood insurance claims since 1982
$356,484paid to policyholders
$11,499average paid claim
2claims in the last 10 years
12%of claims outside high-risk zones
#540of 1,592 Texas ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 79763 since 1978.

1982: 1 claims1991: 1 claims1992: 1 claims1997: 1 claims1999: 4 claims2000: 1 claims2001: 1 claims2002: 2 claims2003: 1 claims2004: 2 claims2005: 2 claims2006: 1 claims2007: 9 claims2009: 2 claims2010: 3 claims2012: 4 claims2013: 1 claims2014: 5 claims2015: 5 claims2016: 1 claims2023: 1 claims2024: 1 claims1990200020102020

What the record says

88% of claims were on properties in high-risk zones and 12% outside them.

2 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.

Odessa, City Of takes part in FEMA's Community Rating System (class 8), which can lower flood insurance premiums by up to 10% in high-risk zones.

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Early summer severe storms201612%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)84% · 42
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)12% · 6
Zone not recorded4% · 2

NFIP communities

Odessa, City OfCRS class 8 · up to 10% off
Ector County*Participates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in Ector County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Hurricane RitaHurricane · Major disaster · 2005-09-24
Hurricane RitaHurricane · Emergency · 2005-09-21
Hurricane Katrina EvacuationHurricane · Emergency · 2005-09-02

3 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Ector 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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