ZIP 27021 recorded 78 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 709 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Stokes County, NC.
709 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 158 | |
| 2022 | 138 | |
| 2023 | 177 | |
| 2024 | 158 | |
| 2025 | 78 |
Jul peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27021 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 187 | 26.4% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 64 | 9.0% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 53 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 49 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 32 | 4.5% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27021 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 17.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 10 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 10 | 13.7% | |
| 4 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 6 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 23 | 31.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 25 | 34.2% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 19.2% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Lightning | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 20.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27021 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 439% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $157,100 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27021.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | King | 696 | |
| 2 | Pilot Mountain | 2 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forsyth County | NC | 0.50 | FIPS 37067 |
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 — 709 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.