Insurance in Childress County, Texas

Local risk: the federal disaster record

Since 2000, FEMA has made 11 disaster, emergency or fire-management declarations covering Childress County. By type:

• Wildfires: 5
• Hurricanes and coastal storms: 3
• Winter and ice storms: 2
• Severe storms (hail, wind, tornadoes): 1

Most recent major disaster declarations:

• 2021: Severe Winter Storms
• 2015: Severe Winter Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding
• 2011: Wildfires
• 2005: Extreme Wildfire Threat

Wildfire risk makes replacement-cost coverage, adequate dwelling limits and additional living expenses coverage especially important. Keep a home inventory somewhere other than your home.

Hurricane risk shapes home insurance more than anything else: check whether your policy covers wind and hail, what your windstorm deductible is, and whether you need separate flood coverage for storm surge.

Declarations count how often federal help was declared, not how bad each event was, and statewide declarations (such as the February 2021 winter storm) are counted for every county.

Home insurance in Childress County

Childress County isn't in TWIA's coastal area, so wind and hail are usually covered by your regular home policy, often with a separate wind and hail deductible. If you can't find coverage at all, the Texas FAIR Plan is the last-resort option.

Flooding isn’t covered by standard home or renters policies anywhere in Texas. With 3 flood or hurricane declarations here since 2000, it's worth pricing a flood policy even outside a mapped flood zone.

Texas law also sets claim deadlines: your insurer must acknowledge a claim within 15 days and accept or deny it within 15 business days of getting what it needs. See Texas home insurance.

Car insurance in Childress County

Every Texas driver needs at least 30/60/25 liability coverage. PIP is included and uninsured motorist coverage must be offered unless you reject them in writing. Given the storm and flood history here, comprehensive coverage, which pays for hail and flood damage to your own car, matters more than the minimum suggests. Rates vary by ZIP code within Childress County. See Texas car insurance.

Medicare in Childress County

1,325 Childress County residents are eligible for Medicare, and 43.17% of them are enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan (CMS, September 2026). Plans are sold by county, so compare what’s available in your ZIP code on the Medicare Plan Finder, and review your coverage during Open Enrollment, October 15 to December 7.

Free, unbiased Medicare counseling for Childress County comes from the Panhandle AAA (806-331-2227), part of Texas’s HICAP program. See Medicare in Texas.

Communities and ZIP codes in Childress County

Childress, Tell.

79201 · 79259

Common questions