ZIP 17749 is served primarily by Northumberland County, PA — including Coal. ZIP-level data is sparse — showing the Northumberland County aggregate.
Mar peaks. Oct 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 | 209 | 28.5% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 74 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 56 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 42 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 32 | 4.4% |
33 cities sit in Northumberland County. Click for the per-city NFIRS profile.
| # | City | Population | 2025 incidents | Building fires | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coal | 9,950 | 23 | 14 | A+ |
| 2 | Sunbury | 9,680 | 77 | 31 | C+ |
| 3 | Shamokin | 6,915 | 81 | 13 | C |
| 4 | Milton | 6,610 | 27 | 8 | B |
| 5 | Mount Carmel | 5,723 | 72 | 17 | C+ |
| 6 | Ralpho | 4,187 | 1 | 0 | A+ |
| 7 | Northumberland | 3,892 | 37 | 17 | B |
| 8 | Point | 3,816 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 9 | Kulpmont | 2,758 | 13 | 1 | B |
| 10 | West Chillisquaque | 2,611 | 7 | 1 | A |
| 11 | Elysburg | 2,451 | 2 | 1 | B+ |
| 12 | Rockefeller | 2,317 | 1 | 0 | A+ |
| 13 | Riverside | 2,316 | 0 | 0 | A+ |
| 14 | Upper Augusta | 2,167 | 0 | 0 | A+ |
| 15 | Lewis | 1,848 | 1 | 0 | A+ |
| 16 | Fairview-Ferndale | 1,837 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 17 | Watsontown | 1,792 | 23 | 9 | C |
| 18 | Zerbe | 1,747 | 0 | 0 | A+ |
| 19 | Trevorton | 1,695 | 0 | 0 | A+ |
| 20 | Turbot | 1,572 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 21 | Lower Mahanoy | 1,474 | 1 | 0 | A+ |
| 22 | Lower Augusta | 1,328 | 1 | 0 | A+ |
| 23 | Dewart | 1,285 | 1 | 1 | A- |
| 24 | Marshallton | 1,228 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 25 | Montandon | 852 | 6 | 0 | B- |
| 26 | Turbotville | 818 | 4 | 0 | C+ |
| 27 | Jordan | 801 | 0 | 0 | A+ |
| 28 | East Cameron | 792 | 0 | 0 | A |
| 29 | East Chillisquaque | 791 | 12 | 0 | B |
| 30 | Kapp Heights | 765 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 31 | Upper Mahanoy | 726 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 32 | Atlas | 664 | 0 | 0 | A+ |
| 33 | Marion Heights | 654 | 3 | 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 Northumberland 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.