ZIP 28002 is served primarily by Stanly County, NC — including Albemarle. ZIP-level data is sparse — showing the Stanly County aggregate.
Mar peaks. Dec dips. ZIP-level seasonality is sparse — this is the county aggregate.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types — county-level breakdown.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 100 | 22.0% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 64 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 34 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 29 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 29 | 6.4% |
10 cities sit in Stanly County. Click for the per-city NFIRS profile.
| # | City | Population | 2025 incidents | Building fires | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albemarle | 16,444 | 273 | 54 | B |
| 2 | Locust | 4,700 | 48 | 11 | B+ |
| 3 | Norwood | 2,906 | 4 | 2 | A+ |
| 4 | Oakboro | 2,379 | 51 | 9 | C |
| 5 | Badin | 2,075 | 15 | 6 | A- |
| 6 | Stanfield | 1,463 | 14 | 1 | C+ |
| 7 | Richfield | 921 | 10 | 1 | B- |
| 8 | Red Cross | 677 | 0 | 0 | A+ |
| 9 | New London | 674 | 33 | 15 | C- |
| 10 | Misenheimer | 652 | 1 | 0 | A+ |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
This ZIP doesn't have enough NFIRS coverage on its own (under 10 reported incidents across 2021–2025) to publish ZIP-level statistics, so we're showing the Stanly County aggregate above. NFIRS reporting is voluntary and many rural ZIPs roll up to broader county totals. The ZIP-to-county mapping uses SimpleMaps' uscities.zips dataset.