ZIP code · Flood risk
In FEMA's 100-year zone
2%
249 of 11,952 single-family homes
Draft 2026 flood map
239 in, 151 out
Single-family homes moving into or out of the 100-year zone
Ground height
123 to 135 ft
Above sea level, for most homes in the ZIP
Harvey, 2017
At least 894 homes
In FEMA's Harvey damage model
FEMA aid after Harvey
4,595 requests
2,126 grants, median $2,094
Nearest bayou or channel
0.3 mi
Typical distance from a home
| 77070 | Harris County | |
|---|---|---|
| Single-family homes | 11,952 | 1,154,353 |
| In the 100-year zone | 2% | 8% |
| On the draft 2026 map | 3% | 11% |
| Moving into the zone | 239 | 67,353 |
249 of the 11,952 single-family homes in 77070 sit in FEMA's 100-year zone, or 2%. That is less than half the Harris County share of 8%.
Harris County's draft 2026 map moves 239 single-family homes in 77070 into the 100-year zone and 151 out of it. It's a draft, not FEMA's map, so today's zones set insurance requirements until FEMA adopts a new one.
At least 894 single-family homes in 77070 are among the damaged in FEMA's Harvey model. FEMA also took 4,595 aid requests from the ZIP after the storm and made 2,126 grants, with a median of $2,094. A FloodMaps report shows a single address's Harvey record.
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77070 has 11,952 single-family homes on the Harris County appraisal roll. Most sit between 123 and 135 ft above sea level, and the typical home is 0.3 mi from the nearest bayou or drainage channel. On Harris County's draft 2026 map, 239 single-family homes move into the 100-year zone and 151 move out, which would put 3% 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, 77066 has 13% of its single-family homes in the zone and 77065 has under 1%. FEMA's Harvey damage model counts at least 894 single-family homes here as damaged, and FEMA took 4,595 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.