ZIP 27203 recorded 206 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 815 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Randolph County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
815 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 142 | |
| 2022 | 133 | |
| 2023 | 189 | |
| 2024 | 145 | |
| 2025 | 206 |
Jan peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 27203 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 107 | 13.1% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 101 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 65 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 64 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 51 | 6.3% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 27203 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 62 | 21.3% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 43 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 35 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 34 | 11.7% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 19 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 14 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 9 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 8 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 67 | 23.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 144 | 49.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 24 | 8.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 22 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 19 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 18 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 10 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 6 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 37 | 12.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 27203 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 469% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $148,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $110,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $90,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 27203.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asheboro | 813 |
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 — 815 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.