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Fires in ZIP 28041

ZIP 28041 is served primarily by Rowan County, NC — including Salisbury. ZIP-level data is sparse — showing the Rowan County aggregate. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.

ZIP 28041 FIPS 37159 county fallback
Total incidents (2025)
61
3,246 across 5 years
Building fires
22
3 wildland
Wildfire risk
48
FEMA NRI · Moderate
Active fires
0
in Rowan County
02 Seasonality (county-level)

When do fires happen in Rowan County?

Mar peaks. Nov dips. ZIP-level seasonality is sparse — this is the county aggregate.

Jan 7
Feb 7
Mar 18
Apr 5
May 5
Jun 7
Jul 5
Aug 2
Sep 4
Oct 1
Nov 0
Dec 0
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in Rowan County?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types — county-level breakdown.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Building fires 22 36.1%
2 Unauthorized burning 6 9.8%
3 Fire, other 5 8.2%
4 Arcing, shorted electrical equipment 4 6.6%
5 Hazardous condition, other 3 4.9%
09 Cities served

Cities mapped to ZIP 28041

10 cities sit in Rowan County. Click for the per-city NFIRS profile.

#CityPopulation2025 incidentsBuilding firesGrade
1 Salisbury 35,437 4 2 C
2 China Grove 4,449 18 8 C+
3 Landis 3,663 3 1 B
4 Enochville 3,446 0 0 A+
5 Spencer 3,296 0 0 B
6 Granite Quarry 2,988 0 0 A
7 Rockwell 2,434 20 5 B-
8 Cleveland 1,244 6 0 B
9 East Spencer 1,216 0 0 B
10 Faith 1,096 0 0 A
11 Current conditions

Right now in 28041

The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.

About ZIP-level data

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 Rowan 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.