ZIP 18703 is served primarily by Luzerne County, PA — including Wilkes-Barre. ZIP-level data is sparse — showing the Luzerne 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 | 476 | 20.2% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 259 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 240 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 176 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 126 | 5.3% |
50 cities sit in Luzerne County. Click for the per-city NFIRS profile.
| # | City | Population | 2025 incidents | Building fires | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilkes-Barre | 44,123 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2 | Hazleton | 29,671 | 321 | 19 | B |
| 3 | Kingston | 13,317 | 102 | 7 | B- |
| 4 | Mountain Top | 11,791 | 58 | 18 | B |
| 5 | Nanticoke | 10,606 | 121 | 22 | C+ |
| 6 | Hazle | 10,149 | 0 | 0 | A+ |
| 7 | Plains | 9,848 | 33 | 3 | A- |
| 8 | Dallas | 9,108 | 42 | 15 | B+ |
| 9 | Pittston | 7,601 | 23 | 14 | A |
| 10 | Wright | 5,718 | 1 | 1 | A+ |
| 11 | West Hazleton | 5,130 | 19 | 1 | B+ |
| 12 | Duryea | 5,047 | 72 | 17 | C |
| 13 | Swoyersville | 5,021 | 3 | 1 | A+ |
| 14 | Edwardsville | 4,925 | 21 | 9 | C |
| 15 | West Pittston | 4,664 | 14 | 1 | B+ |
| 16 | Newport | 4,487 | 8 | 2 | A+ |
| 17 | Jenkins | 4,339 | 0 | 0 | A+ |
| 18 | Forty Fort | 4,242 | 21 | 3 | B- |
| 19 | Larksville | 4,240 | 37 | 9 | C+ |
| 20 | Sugarloaf | 3,906 | 9 | 4 | A+ |
| 21 | Freeland | 3,807 | 18 | 5 | C+ |
| 22 | Rice | 3,642 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 23 | Wyoming | 3,107 | 44 | 10 | C+ |
| 24 | Harveys Lake | 2,793 | 21 | 4 | C+ |
| 25 | Bear Creek | 2,745 | 1 | 1 | A |
| 26 | West Wyoming | 2,640 | 25 | 0 | B |
| 27 | Ashley | 2,612 | 11 | 3 | B+ |
| 28 | Dupont | 2,544 | 20 | 8 | B |
| 29 | Avoca | 2,527 | 23 | 11 | C |
| 30 | East Berwick | 2,400 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 31 | Trucksville | 2,388 | 9 | 1 | B+ |
| 32 | Hunlock | 2,349 | 1 | 1 | A+ |
| 33 | Dorrance | 2,184 | 0 | 0 | A+ |
| 34 | Georgetown | 2,034 | 3 | 2 | A |
| 35 | Glen Lyon | 1,958 | 5 | 3 | A+ |
| 36 | Beech Mountain Lakes | 1,940 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 37 | Shavertown | 1,814 | 0 | 0 | A |
| 38 | Black Creek | 1,755 | 0 | 0 | A+ |
| 39 | Conyngham | 1,637 | 8 | 4 | A- |
| 40 | Browntown | 1,476 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 41 | Hudson | 1,463 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 42 | Hughestown | 1,453 | 5 | 3 | C+ |
| 43 | Laflin | 1,427 | 8 | 0 | B+ |
| 44 | Nescopeck | 1,426 | 31 | 5 | D |
| 45 | Inkerman | 1,304 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 46 | Fairmount | 1,276 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 47 | Hollenback | 1,151 | 1 | 0 | A+ |
| 48 | Slocum | 1,103 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 49 | Harleigh | 1,091 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 50 | White Haven | 1,068 | 6 | 0 | C |
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 Luzerne 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.