ZIP 23605 recorded 116 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 583 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hampton city, VA.
583 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 100 | |
| 2022 | 114 | |
| 2023 | 113 | |
| 2024 | 140 | |
| 2025 | 116 |
Jun peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 23605 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 77 | 13.2% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 70 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 61 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 44 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 32 | 5.5% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 23605 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 22 | 15.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 17 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 16 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 12 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 7.0% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 8 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 46 | 32.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 34 | 23.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 17 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 11 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 10 | 7.0% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 5.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 27 | 18.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 23605 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 701% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $134,800 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $98,670 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $98,670 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $98,670 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $90,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 23605.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newport News | 460 | |
| 2 | Hampton | 123 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newport News city | VA | 1.00 | FIPS 51700 |
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 — 583 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.