ZIP 17272 is served primarily by Franklin County, PA — including Chambersburg. ZIP-level data is sparse — showing the Franklin County aggregate. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
Mar peaks. Dec dips. ZIP-level seasonality is sparse — this is the county aggregate.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types — county-level breakdown.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 317 | 31.6% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 66 | 6.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 60 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 56 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 50 | 5.0% |
25 cities sit in Franklin County. Click for the per-city NFIRS profile.
| # | City | Population | 2025 incidents | Building fires | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chambersburg | 21,917 | 239 | 74 | B |
| 2 | Greene | 18,376 | 2 | 1 | A+ |
| 3 | Antrim | 15,790 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 4 | Washington | 14,919 | 141 | 13 | C- |
| 5 | Guilford | 14,693 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 6 | Hamilton | 11,374 | 1 | 0 | A+ |
| 7 | Waynesboro | 11,009 | 185 | 63 | B- |
| 8 | Southampton | 8,525 | 52 | 6 | B+ |
| 9 | St. Thomas | 5,934 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 10 | Quincy | 5,325 | 0 | 0 | A+ |
| 11 | Greencastle | 4,235 | 76 | 28 | B- |
| 12 | State Line | 3,395 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 13 | Wayne Heights | 3,147 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 14 | Fayetteville | 2,745 | 11 | 1 | B- |
| 15 | Letterkenny | 2,453 | 0 | 0 | A+ |
| 16 | Mercersburg | 2,083 | 34 | 24 | C+ |
| 17 | Fannett | 2,040 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 18 | Lurgan | 1,971 | 0 | 0 | A+ |
| 19 | Metal | 1,588 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 20 | Mont Alto | 1,562 | 3 | 1 | B+ |
| 21 | Scotland | 1,179 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 22 | Pen Mar | 1,177 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 23 | Fort Loudon | 1,059 | 2 | 0 | B+ |
| 24 | Blue Ridge Summit | 1,039 | 8 | 1 | C+ |
| 25 | Rouzerville | 669 | 1 | 0 | A+ |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
This ZIP doesn't have enough NFIRS coverage on its own (under 10 reported incidents across 2021–2025) to publish ZIP-level statistics, so we're showing the Franklin County aggregate above. NFIRS reporting is voluntary and many rural ZIPs roll up to broader county totals. The ZIP-to-county mapping uses SimpleMaps' uscities.zips dataset.