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ZIP profile (county fallback)

Fires in ZIP 28275

ZIP 28275 is served primarily by Mecklenburg County, NC — including Charlotte. ZIP-level data is sparse — showing the Mecklenburg County aggregate. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.

ZIP 28275 FIPS 37119 county fallback
Total incidents (2025)
5,254
19,559 across 5 years
Building fires
349
149 wildland
Wildfire risk
62
FEMA NRI · High
Active fires
0
in Mecklenburg County
02 Seasonality (county-level)

When do fires happen in Mecklenburg County?

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

Jan 678
Feb 539
Mar 773
Apr 552
May 549
Jun 628
Jul 579
Aug 479
Sep 442
Oct 12
Nov 10
Dec 13
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in Mecklenburg County?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types — county-level breakdown.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 915 17.4%
2 Power line down 465 8.9%
3 Unauthorized burning 421 8.0%
4 Building fires 349 6.6%
5 Passenger vehicle fire 275 5.2%
09 Cities served

Cities mapped to ZIP 28275

7 cities sit in Mecklenburg County. Click for the per-city NFIRS profile.

#CityPopulation2025 incidentsBuilding firesGrade
1 Charlotte 875,045 4,454 261 B+
2 Huntersville 61,202 202 6 A-
3 Cornelius 31,396 49 3 A
4 Matthews 29,613 210 28 A-
5 Mint Hill 26,537 139 13 B+
6 Davidson 15,199 21 3 A-
7 Pineville 10,532 98 20 B+
11 Current conditions

Right now in 28275

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 Mecklenburg 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.