ZIP 23356 recorded 27 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 78 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Accomack County, VA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
78 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 16 | |
| 2022 | 13 | |
| 2023 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 14 | |
| 2025 | 27 |
Nov peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 23356 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 33 | 42.3% | |
| 2 | Fire, other | 7 | 9.0% | |
| 3 | Hazardous condition, other | 7 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 3 | 3.8% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 23356 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 3 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 1 | 16.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 66.7% | |
| 2 | Cigarette | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 16.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 23356 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 101% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $25,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $100 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 23356.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlantic | 1 | |
| 2 | Chincoteague | 1 | |
| 3 | Onancock | 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 — 78 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.