ZIP 28164 recorded 82 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 679 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Gaston County, NC. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
679 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 159 | |
| 2022 | 136 | |
| 2023 | 177 | |
| 2024 | 125 | |
| 2025 | 82 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28164 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 126 | 18.6% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 68 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 66 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 61 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 39 | 5.7% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28164 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 40 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 17 | 10.6% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 17 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 15 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | Other | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 42 | 26.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 52 | 32.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 18 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 15 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 8 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 7 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Match | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 33 | 20.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28164 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 3355% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $4,500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $144,851 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Outside storage fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $11,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28164.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanley | 575 | |
| 2 | Denver | 3 | |
| 3 | Alexis | 2 | |
| 4 | Lowesville | 1 | |
| 5 | Mount Holly | 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 — 679 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.