ZIP 18012 is served primarily by Carbon County, PA — including Penn Forest. ZIP-level data is sparse — showing the Carbon County aggregate. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
Apr 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 | 109 | 30.6% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 38 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 32 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 23 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 22 | 6.2% |
19 cities sit in Carbon County. Click for the per-city NFIRS profile.
| # | City | Population | 2025 incidents | Building fires | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn Forest | 9,979 | 5 | 4 | A+ |
| 2 | Palmerton | 5,602 | 30 | 12 | C |
| 3 | Lehighton | 5,279 | 37 | 7 | B |
| 4 | Jim Thorpe | 4,532 | 48 | 8 | B- |
| 5 | Towamensing | 4,458 | 0 | 0 | A+ |
| 6 | Lansford | 4,129 | 32 | 17 | C+ |
| 7 | Nesquehoning | 3,341 | 30 | 12 | C+ |
| 8 | Summit Hill | 3,117 | 11 | 7 | A- |
| 9 | Lower Towamensing | 3,066 | 0 | 0 | A+ |
| 10 | East Penn | 2,766 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 11 | Weatherly | 2,544 | 23 | 10 | A- |
| 12 | Towamensing Trails | 1,712 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 13 | Weissport East | 1,551 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 14 | Kidder | 1,509 | 0 | 0 | A+ |
| 15 | Banks | 1,316 | 0 | 0 | A+ |
| 16 | Bowmanstown | 1,140 | 2 | 0 | B+ |
| 17 | Packer | 967 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 18 | Tresckow | 865 | 0 | 0 | A- |
| 19 | Beaver Meadows | 801 | 0 | 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 Carbon 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.