ZIP 22503 recorded 1 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 41 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lancaster County, VA.
41 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 24 | |
| 2024 | 7 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 22503 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 7 | 17.1% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 5 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 4 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 3 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 3 | 7.3% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 22503 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Other | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Storage area, other | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 1 | 16.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing | 3 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 2 | 33.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 16.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 22503 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $4,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $1,500 | Outside storage fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $700 | Heat from short circuit (wiring), defective/worn | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $500 | Self-propelled motor home or recreational vehicle | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northumberland County | VA | 1.00 | FIPS 51133 |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 41 incidents in this ZIP across 2021–2025. Building-fire breakdowns (Area of Origin, Heat Source, ignition cause) only count fires investigators classified beyond the basic incident report. Because NFIRS reporting is voluntary, totals are a strong indicator rather than a complete census.