Water damage restoration · Friendswood, Texas
Water damage restoration in Friendswood, TX
Burst pipe, failed water heater, or storm water? Friendswood-area ZIPs: 6,059 flood claims since 1978[1]; 30% of homes built before 1980[2]. Request help from local restoration crews. Friendswood, in Galveston County and Harris County — ZIP 77546, counts 41,319 residents (2025 estimate)[3].
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The Friendswood water damage picture in brief
- Population (2025 est.)
- 41,319[3]+0.6% since 2020
- County
- Galveston / Harris[3]city spans more than one county
- Land area
- 20.6 sq mi[4]
- Flood-insurance (NFIP) claims, local ZIPs
- 6,059 since 1978[1]$402,196,743 paid across 5,055 claims · ZIP 77546
- Flood & flash-flood reports within 10 mi
- 30[5]2016–2025 · latest Jun 12, 2025
- Winter-storm & freeze days, galveston zone
- 1[5]2016–2025; hard freezes burst pipes
- Federal disaster declarations incl. flooding, Galveston Co.
- 1[6]of 22 total declarations
- Homes built before 1980
- 30%[2]the 7th-highest share of the 15 Houston-area suburbs we cover
- Households renting
- 23%[2]2020–2024
What the local data means for water damage in Friendswood
Friendswood is one of the most established suburbs tracked here — 41,319 people (2025 estimate), up just 0.6% since 2020[3]. The city spans 20.6 square miles at 2,008 residents per square mile (the 8th densest) and spans Galveston County and Harris County, served by ZIP code 77546[4].
Friendswood mixes 14% of homes built since 2010 and 30% before 1980[2]: new supply lines and water heaters in one house, aging pipe and original valves in the next — so where a leak starts depends a lot on the address.
One ZIP code covers the whole city: 77546[7].
The closest tracked neighbours are League City (5.6 mi E), Pearland (8.1 mi NW) and Pasadena (10.6 mi N)[4].
6,059 flood-insurance claims have come from Friendswood-area ZIP codes (77546) since 1978, and $402,196,743 has been paid on them (about $79,564 per paid claim)[1]. 2017 was the worst year, with 1,854 claims. That is the 5th-most of the 15 Houston-area suburbs we cover; for comparison, League City (19,518), Pearland (5,580), and Pasadena (13,636). Outside water is a real part of the picture here. Of the 6,046 claims rated in a flood zone, 1,981 were in FEMA's high-risk areas (zones A or V) and 4,056 outside them (zones B, C or X), with 9 in undetermined zone D[1][8] — flooding here is not only a high-risk-zone problem.
By month of loss, Friendswood-area flood claims cluster in June (855), July (1,261), and August (2,645) — 4,761 of 6,059 dated claims[1].
Within 10 miles of central Friendswood, weather observers filed 30 flood, flash-flood or heavy-rain reports in 2016–2025 (28 flash floods)[5]. Countywide: 1 flood declaration since 2000, latest Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding (DR-4245, 2015)[6]. Nearby: League City (32), Pearland (17), and Pasadena (25).
30% of Friendswood's 15,553 housing units predate 1980[2] — the 7th-highest share of the 15 Houston-area suburbs we cover (League City (14%), Pearland (11%), and Pasadena (57%)). Expect a mix of original and replaced plumbing.
Freeze days in the galveston zone: 1 in 2016–2025, latest Dec 8, 2017[5]. Nearby: League City (1), Pearland (1), and Pasadena (4).
77% of Friendswood households own their home[2], so most claims and rebuilds here are coordinated by the owner.
Measured against the 15 suburbs on this site, Friendswood records the 2nd-most flood reports nearby (30)[5] and the 2nd-highest median home value ($420,100)[2].
How a leak spreads inside a wall
Water on the move: it spreads across floors and wicks upward into drywall until it is stopped.
Friendswood storm calendar
Within 10 miles of Friendswood, 2016–2025: 28 flash-flood reports, 1 flood report, and 1 heavy-rain report[5]. Peak: 67% in May, August, and September. Busiest year 2017 (10); 2 of 10 years had none. Busiest month August 2017 (8). Latest: flood report, Jun 12, 2025, 8.4 mi out.
| Month | Flash flood | Flood | Heavy rain | All |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Apr | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| May | 5 | – | – | 5 |
| Jun | 1 | 1 | – | 2 |
| Jul | 1 | – | 1 | 2 |
| Aug | 9 | – | – | 9 |
| Sep | 6 | – | – | 6 |
| Oct | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| Dec | 2 | – | – | 2 |
Finding water damage help around Friendswood
Requests go to Water damage restoration contractors serving the Friendswood area — ZIP code 77546.
Before you pick up the phone: what a restoration crew does first
Shared walls and ceilings: Friendswood homes by building type
With 83%[2] of homes detached, most Friendswood water-damage jobs stay inside one house — the owner's policy and the owner's call.
After detached houses, the biggest group is 10–19 units: 601 of 15,553 housing units[2].
| Building type | Units | Share | Margin of error |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached house | 12,855 | 82.7% | ±596 |
| Attached house (townhouse, rowhouse) | 352 | 2.3% | ±122 |
| Duplex (2 units) | 9 | 0.1% | ±14 |
| 3–4 units | 424 | 2.7% | ±170 |
| 5–9 units | 510 | 3.3% | ±186 |
| 10–19 units | 601 | 3.9% | ±387 |
| 20–49 units | 216 | 1.4% | ±100 |
| 50 or more units | 438 | 2.8% | ±132 |
| Mobile home | 148 | 1.0% | ±113 |
Margins of error are the Census Bureau’s 90% intervals; small categories in small cities are rough.
Friendswood by the numbers
| Measure | Friendswood | Median of 15 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flood reports (10 mi) | 30 | 15 | 15 more |
| Renter-occupied | 23% | 43% | 21 pts lower |
| Owner-occupied | 77% | 57% | 21 pts higher |
| Median home value | $420,100 | $311,400 | 35% higher |
| NFIP flood claims (area ZIPs) | 6,059 | 4,628 | 1,431 more |
| Built before 1980 | 30% | 28% | 2 pts higher |
| Median year built | 1991 | 1993 | 2 years older |
Sorted by largest difference. Each median is the middle value across the covered Houston-area suburbs, from the same sources.
| City | NFIP claims | Flood reports ≤10 mi | Freeze days | Built before 1980 | Renting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendswood | 6,059 | 30 | 1 | 30% | 23% |
| League City 5.6 mi | 19,518 | 32 | 1 | 14% | 25% |
| Pearland 8.1 mi | 5,580 | 17 | 1 | 11% | 24% |
| Pasadena 10.6 mi | 13,636 | 25 | 4 | 57% | 46% |
| La Porte 14.3 mi | 4,801 | 18 | 4 | 42% | 29% |
| Texas City 19.2 mi | 12,018 | 12 | 1 | 44% | 43% |
| ZIP | Claims | Paid | Busiest year | Outside high-risk zones |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77546 | 6,059 | $402,196,743 | 2017 (1854) | 4,056 of 6,046 |
ZIPs extend past city limits. Outside high-risk zones: claims rated in zone B, C or X, of the claims that carry a zone.
| Year | Claims |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2020 | 10 |
| 2019 | 10 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2017 | 1,854 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2015 | 13 |
| Month | Claims |
|---|---|
| January | 33 |
| February | 11 |
| March | 11 |
| April | 133 |
| May | 168 |
| June | 855 |
| July | 1,261 |
| August | 2,645 |
| September | 654 |
| October | 253 |
| November | 29 |
| December | 6 |
| Date | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 2025 | Flood | 8.4 mi |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Flash Flood | 8.5 mi |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Flash Flood | 3.6 mi |
| Jun 8, 2023 | Flash Flood | 6.9 mi |
| Dec 30, 2022 | Flash Flood | 8.8 mi |
| Sep 21, 2020 | Flash Flood | 8.7 mi |
| Sep 21, 2020 | Flash Flood | 8.2 mi |
| Sep 21, 2020 | Flash Flood | 6.4 mi |
| ZIP (ZCTA) | Share of Friendswood's land | Share of the ZIP inside the city |
|---|---|---|
| 77546 | 97% | 74% |
water damage questions from Friendswood homeowners
Do I need flood insurance in Friendswood?
Homeowners policies exclude outside floodwater[9], and Friendswood-area ZIPs have 1,905 NFIP claims in just the last ten years[1].
Which Friendswood ZIP codes do these crews cover?
77546[7], in Galveston County. Nearby pages: League City (5.6 mi), Pearland (8.1 mi), and Pasadena (10.6 mi)[4].
When was the last flood report near Friendswood?
Jun 12, 2025: a flood report 8.4 miles from the city center[5].
Sources
- OpenFEMA NFIP claims
- Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year (keyless bulk)
- Census population estimates, Vintage 2025
- Census Gazetteer 2025
- NOAA Storm Events Database
- OpenFEMA disaster declarations
- Census 2020 ZCTA–place file
- FEMA, Flood Zones (link unverified)
- FEMA FloodSmart (link unverified)
Data pulled Sep 28, 2026. Full citations and method.