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Quick facts

In FEMA's 100-year zone

2%

214 of 9,426 single-family homes

Draft 2026 flood map

101 in, 122 out

Single-family homes moving into or out of the 100-year zone

Ground height

34 to 40 ft

Above sea level, for most homes in the ZIP

Harvey, 2017

At least 109 homes

In FEMA's Harvey damage model

FEMA aid after Harvey

5,452 requests

2,674 grants, median $1,952

Nearest bayou or channel

0.2 mi

Typical distance from a home

77049 and Harris County

ZIP 77049's figures beside Harris County's
77049Harris County
Single-family homes9,4261,154,353
In the 100-year zone2%8%
On the draft 2026 map2%11%
Moving into the zone10167,353

Frequently asked questions

Is 77049 in a flood zone?

214 of the 9,426 single-family homes in 77049 sit in FEMA's 100-year zone, or 2%. That is less than half the Harris County share of 8%.

Will the new flood map change 77049?

Harris County's draft 2026 map moves 101 single-family homes in 77049 into the 100-year zone and 122 out of it. It's a draft, not FEMA's map, so today's zones set insurance requirements until FEMA adopts a new one.

Did 77049 flood in Hurricane Harvey?

At least 109 single-family homes in 77049 are among the damaged in FEMA's Harvey model. FEMA also took 5,452 aid requests from the ZIP after the storm and made 2,674 grants, with a median of $1,952. A FloodMaps report shows a single address's Harvey record.

How do I check a home in 77049?

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77049 has 9,426 single-family homes on the Harris County appraisal roll. Most sit between 34 and 40 ft above sea level, and the typical home is 0.2 mi from the nearest bayou or drainage channel. On Harris County's draft 2026 map, 101 single-family homes move into the 100-year zone and 122 move out, which would put 2% of the ZIP in the zone, against 2% today. Until FEMA adopts the draft, today's map decides who must carry flood insurance.

Next door, 77562 has 16% of its single-family homes in the zone and 77044 has under 1%. FEMA's Harvey damage model counts at least 109 single-family homes here as damaged, and FEMA took 5,452 aid requests from the ZIP after the storm.

Compiled by FloodMaps from FEMA and county records. Flood-zone counts are single-family homes on the county appraisal rolls, placed on FEMA's flood map and Harris County's draft 2026 map as they stood on October 13, 2026. Harvey damage is FEMA's modeled damage for the 2017 storm, with each home counted once. FEMA aid is Individual Assistance requests and grants after Harvey, by ZIP.

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