ZIP 23116 recorded 150 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 568 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hanover County, VA.
568 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 83 | |
| 2022 | 121 | |
| 2023 | 52 | |
| 2024 | 162 | |
| 2025 | 150 |
Jun peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 23116 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 103 | 18.1% | |
| 2 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 40 | 7.0% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 39 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 33 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 33 | 5.8% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 23116 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 29 | 31.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 21 | 22.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 18 | 19.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 48 | 51.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 5 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Radiated heat from another fire | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 8.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 23116 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 367% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $389,920 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $389,920 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $249,600 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $230,480 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $194,740 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $159,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $156,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 23116.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mechanicsville | 556 | |
| 2 | Ashland | 7 | |
| 3 | Mechanicsville | 1 |
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 — 568 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.