ZIP 27053 recorded 27 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 187 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Stokes County, NC.
187 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 39 | |
| 2022 | 39 | |
| 2023 | 42 | |
| 2024 | 40 | |
| 2025 | 27 |
Mar peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27053 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 57 | 30.5% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 26 | 13.9% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 14 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 12 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 11 | 5.9% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27053 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 15 | 28.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 11 | 20.8% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 6 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Function area, other | 4 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Other | 3 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 8 | 15.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 21 | 39.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 6 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 4 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 11.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27053 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 20600% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $8,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $3,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27053.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mount Airy | 1 | |
| 2 | Pinnacle | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surry County | NC | 1.00 | FIPS 37171 |
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 — 187 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.