ZIP 23140 recorded 54 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 219 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Charles City County, VA.
219 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 45 | |
| 2022 | 49 | |
| 2023 | 38 | |
| 2024 | 33 | |
| 2025 | 54 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 23140 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 27 | 12.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 26 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 23 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 22 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 22 | 10.0% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 23140 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 17 | 24.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 16 | 23.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 6 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Other | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 13 | 18.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 26 | 37.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 7 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Radiated heat from another fire | 7 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 4 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 5.8% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 14.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 23140 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 625% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $140,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 23140.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Kent | 12 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Kent County | VA | 1.00 | FIPS 51127 |
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 — 219 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.