ZIP 28092 recorded 408 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,136 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Gaston County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
2,136 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 329 | |
| 2022 | 583 | |
| 2023 | 494 | |
| 2024 | 322 | |
| 2025 | 408 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28092 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 272 | 12.7% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 203 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 162 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 135 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 119 | 5.6% |
For the 37 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28092 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 250 | 33.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 80 | 10.6% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 75 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 71 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 46 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 41 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 21 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 21 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 150 | 19.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 360 | 47.7% | |
| 2 | Cigarette lighter | 58 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 45 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 40 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 39 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 28 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Match | 28 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 23 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 134 | 17.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28092 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 189% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $223,931 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $175,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $175,000 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,283 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $85,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28092.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincolnton | 1,050 | |
| 2 | Pumpkin Center | 10 | |
| 3 | Iron Station | 1 | |
| 4 | Maiden | 1 | |
| 5 | Newton | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln County | NC | 1.00 | FIPS 37109 |
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 — 2,136 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.