ZIP 16803 recorded 69 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 283 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Centre County, PA.
283 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 29 | |
| 2022 | 61 | |
| 2023 | 64 | |
| 2024 | 60 | |
| 2025 | 69 |
Apr peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 16803 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 36 | 12.7% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 32 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 24 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 19 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 18 | 6.4% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 16803 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 22 | 19.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 19 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 18 | 15.8% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 13.2% | |
| 5 | Other | 5 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 5 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 24 | 21.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 58 | 50.9% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 13 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Chemical reaction | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 14 | 12.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 16803 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 744% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $100,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,800 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 16803.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State College | 253 | |
| 2 | Clearfield | 1 |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 283 incidents in this ZIP across 2021–2025. Building-fire breakdowns (Area of Origin, Heat Source, ignition cause) only count fires investigators classified beyond the basic incident report. Because NFIRS reporting is voluntary, totals are a strong indicator rather than a complete census.