ZIP 23238 recorded 137 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 491 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Goochland County, VA.
491 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 61 | |
| 2022 | 106 | |
| 2023 | 75 | |
| 2024 | 112 | |
| 2025 | 137 |
Jan peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 23238 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 155 | 31.6% | |
| 2 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 48 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 33 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 29 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 25 | 5.1% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 23238 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 14.4% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 14 | 14.4% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 13.4% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 9 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 9 | 9.3% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 27 | 27.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 28 | 28.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 12 | 12.4% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 7.2% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Chemical reaction | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 16 | 16.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 23238 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 860% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $1,300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $252,594 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $238,898 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $211,600 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,756 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $187,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $179,622 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 23238.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henrico County | VA | 1.00 | FIPS 51087 |
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 — 491 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.