ZIP 17944 is served primarily by Schuylkill County, PA — including Pottsville. ZIP-level data is sparse — showing the Schuylkill County aggregate. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
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 | 228 | 26.3% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 83 | 9.6% | |
| 3 | Hazardous condition, other | 51 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 51 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Aircraft standby | 50 | 5.8% |
50 cities sit in Schuylkill County. Click for the per-city NFIRS profile.
| # | City | Population | 2025 incidents | Building fires | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pottsville | 13,386 | 90 | 21 | C+ |
| 2 | Tamaqua | 6,911 | 34 | 12 | C+ |
| 3 | Schuylkill Haven | 5,242 | 44 | 4 | C |
| 4 | West Penn | 4,387 | 0 | 0 | A+ |
| 5 | Minersville | 4,377 | 33 | 5 | C+ |
| 6 | Shenandoah | 4,288 | 55 | 16 | B- |
| 7 | North Manheim | 4,046 | 0 | 0 | A+ |
| 8 | Frackville | 3,861 | 15 | 6 | B+ |
| 9 | Mahanoy City | 3,548 | 20 | 7 | B |
| 10 | Hegins | 3,347 | 1 | 0 | B+ |
| 11 | West Brunswick | 3,274 | 3 | 1 | A+ |
| 12 | Orwigsburg | 3,001 | 15 | 4 | C+ |
| 13 | Lake Wynonah | 2,975 | 0 | 0 | A+ |
| 14 | Mahanoy | 2,858 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 15 | West Mahanoy | 2,787 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 16 | St. Clair | 2,765 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 17 | South Manheim | 2,723 | 0 | 0 | A+ |
| 18 | Ryan | 2,688 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 19 | McAdoo | 2,583 | 19 | 7 | B+ |
| 20 | Ashland | 2,493 | 12 | 9 | C |
| 21 | Coaldale | 2,314 | 32 | 9 | B |
| 22 | Norwegian | 2,199 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 23 | East Brunswick | 2,189 | 1 | 1 | A+ |
| 24 | Porter | 2,076 | 2 | 1 | A+ |
| 25 | Branch | 1,917 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 26 | Port Carbon | 1,748 | 12 | 4 | C+ |
| 27 | Cass | 1,747 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 28 | Tremont | 1,679 | 8 | 2 | C+ |
| 29 | Hometown | 1,660 | 1 | 0 | A+ |
| 30 | Kline | 1,603 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 31 | East Union | 1,535 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 32 | Shenandoah Heights | 1,383 | 0 | 0 | A- |
| 33 | Tower City | 1,329 | 6 | 0 | D |
| 34 | Cressona | 1,312 | 25 | 12 | C+ |
| 35 | Girardville | 1,260 | 0 | 0 | B- |
| 36 | New Philadelphia | 1,052 | 34 | 8 | C- |
| 37 | Gordon | 989 | 1 | 0 | A |
| 38 | Palo Alto | 953 | 3 | 1 | C- |
| 39 | Blythe | 875 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 40 | Hubley | 813 | 1 | 0 | A+ |
| 41 | East Norwegian | 812 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 42 | Barry | 807 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 43 | Englewood | 804 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 44 | Deer Lake | 795 | 1 | 1 | A |
| 45 | Ringtown | 732 | 5 | 1 | C- |
| 46 | Ravine | 715 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 47 | Friedensburg | 665 | 0 | 0 | A+ |
| 48 | Upper Mahantongo | 591 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 49 | Park Crest | 583 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 50 | Renningers | 551 | 0 | 0 | — |
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 Schuylkill 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.