Houston-Galveston Council, Hurricane Ike Evacuation Zip-Zones, 20008

In an effort to ensure a more orderly evacuation of the Galveston-Houston area when a major hurricane approaches, Galveston, Brazoria and Harris counties along with the City of Houston have adopted a “zip code evacuation plan” for Hurricane Season.

The four zip code zones, which generally correspond to hurricane storm surge risk areas, begin along the coast and continue inland toward the greater Houston area, with the coastal zone evacuating first, and inland zones evacuating in succession until all coastal residents have evacuated.

The intent of the zip code zone plan is to ease traffic congestion and assist residents of low-lying portions of Galveston, Brazoria and Harris counties to evacuate before those outside the risk areas enter the roadways.

The zip code zones are labeled Zip Zone Coastal, Zip Zone A, Zip Zone B and Zip Zone C.

Zip Zone Coastal encompasses the zip codes utilized on Galveston Island, Bolivar Peninsula, and portions of coastal Brazoria County including Freeport and Surfside. This is the most threatened geographic area and residents of these zip codes will evacuate first when a hurricane approaches.