ZIP 28076 is served primarily by Rutherford County, NC — including Forest City. ZIP-level data is sparse — showing the Rutherford County aggregate. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
Mar peaks. Sep 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 | 88 | 28.9% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 24 | 7.9% | |
| 3 | Hazardous condition, other | 23 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 21 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 19 | 6.2% |
6 cities sit in Rutherford County. Click for the per-city NFIRS profile.
| # | City | Population | 2025 incidents | Building fires | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forest City | 7,357 | 160 | 33 | C |
| 2 | Spindale | 4,218 | 19 | 18 | B- |
| 3 | Rutherfordton | 3,671 | 21 | 10 | C+ |
| 4 | Lake Lure | 1,575 | 75 | 5 | F |
| 5 | Ellenboro | 944 | 12 | 10 | B- |
| 6 | Ruth | 621 | 0 | 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 Rutherford 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.