ZIP 23827 recorded 14 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 85 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Southampton County, VA.
85 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 16 | |
| 2022 | 21 | |
| 2023 | 22 | |
| 2024 | 12 | |
| 2025 | 14 |
Mar peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 23827 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 19 | 22.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 8 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 8 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 5 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 4 | 4.7% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 23827 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 47.1% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Switchgear area, transformer vault | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 1 | 5.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 70.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 4 | 23.5% | |
| 3 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 5.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 23827 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 901% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $50,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Fire in mobile prop. used as a fixed struc., other | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $15,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $500 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 23827.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boykins | 84 |
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 — 85 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.