Flood insurance cost · ZIP 88240 · NM

Flood insurance cost in ZIP 88240 (Hobbs, NM)

What homeowners with a National Flood Insurance Program policy actually pay, from FEMA's records of 597 home policies in force on August 31, 2026.

ZIP code 88240 (Hobbs, NM)Policies in force on Aug 31, 2026

Median annual cost of NFIP flood insurance for a home

$955a year

Half of insured homes paid between $761 and $1,299. That is about the same as the Lea County median ($942). Most insured homes here are rated in zone AO (96%).

$0$761 · $955 · $1,299$1,624

+15.1% vs Aug 31, 2025 (median $830)

597home policies in force

$1,066average cost (mean)

97%of insured homes in high-risk zones (A, V)

$179,000median building coverage

This is what policyholders paid, not a quote. Two neighbors can pay very different prices: NFIP prices depend on the building (elevation, foundation, number of floors, replacement cost), the coverage and deductible chosen and the distance to water (FEMA FloodSmart: premium factors). For a price for your building, ask an insurance agent. Private flood insurance is not included in these figures.

Cost by flood zone in ZIP code 88240

The flood zone on FEMA's map is one of the main price factors. Median and middle half of what insured homes paid, by the zone used to rate the policy.

Flood zone	Median	Middle half (25th–75th percentile)	Average	Policies	vs last year
Zone AO High risk, shallow	$943	$752–$1,284	$1,052	571 (96%)	+14.4%
Zone X Moderate to low risk	$1,135	$988–$1,324	$1,201	18 (3%)	+16.5%

Not shown (fewer than 10 home policies): VE, AE, A, AH, A99/AR, D. Shares are of all insured homes; a few policies have no rated zone. "vs last year" compares medians with policies in force a year earlier.

Cost by type of building

All NFIP policies in force in ZIP code 88240, by what they insure.

Type of building	Policies	Median	Average
Single-family home	571	$953	$1,066
2–4 unit building	17	$1,333	$1,273
Non-residential building or unit Businesses, churches, farm buildings and other non-residential property.	28	$2,381	$2,665

Not shown (fewer than 10 policies): manufactured (mobile) home, condo or apartment unit, whole residential building (5+ units or condo association).

626NFIP policies in force, any building

626insured units (condo association policies count every unit)

23%of home policies also cover contents

$50,000median contents coverage, when bought

One year on: ZIP code 88240

Policies in force on August 31, 2026 compared with a year earlier. Nationwide, practically all policies in both years carry FEMA's Risk Rating 2.0 occupancy codes, so both years use the same pricing system. The policies are not the same: some were new, some lapsed.

	Aug 31, 2025	Aug 31, 2026	Change
Home policies in force	643	597	−7.2%
Median annual cost	$830	$955	+15.1%
Average annual cost	$962	$1,066	+10.8%
All policies in force (any building)	680	626	−7.9%

Flood claims history

Since 1978, NFIP policyholders in ZIP 88240 have filed 186 flood claims. 130 received a payment, for a total of $855,524 (an average of $6,581 per paid claim). The year with the most claims was 1992 (69 claims). Amounts are in dollars of the time, not adjusted for inflation.

Flood claims per year of loss, 1978–2026. Years with fewer than 10 claims are left blank. Hover a bar for details.

All years with at least 10 claims (6)

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Year of loss	Claims	Paid claims	Total paid	Average per paid claim
2016	12	10	$107,642	$10,764
1995	16	15	$66,879	$4,459
1992	69	51	$523,744	$10,269
1988	21	16	$64,779	$4,049
1985	11	<10	–	–
1984	19	11	$15,548	$1,413

From 2016 to 2026: 12 claims (counting only years with at least 10). 2026 is a partial year. Claims are counted where the insured property is; they include buildings and contents, homes and businesses.

NFIP communities in this ZIP code

Hobbs (590 home policies). A ZIP code can cross city and county lines; each policy is counted once, in the ZIP code reported for the insured building.