ZIP 28408 is served primarily by New Hanover County, NC — including Wilmington. ZIP-level data is sparse — showing the New Hanover County aggregate. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
Apr peaks. Nov dips. ZIP-level seasonality is sparse — this is the county aggregate.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types — county-level breakdown.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 405 | 23.2% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 176 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 123 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 118 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 105 | 6.0% |
17 cities sit in New Hanover County. Click for the per-city NFIRS profile.
| # | City | Population | 2025 incidents | Building fires | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilmington | 116,933 | 1,560 | 99 | C+ |
| 2 | Murraysville | 16,672 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 3 | Myrtle Grove | 12,093 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 4 | Ogden | 8,699 | 0 | 0 | A+ |
| 5 | Kings Grant | 8,561 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 6 | Porters Neck | 7,165 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 7 | Carolina Beach | 6,583 | 124 | 8 | B- |
| 8 | Silver Lake | 5,858 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 9 | Northchase | 5,543 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 10 | Wrightsboro | 4,876 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 11 | Skippers Corner | 3,599 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 12 | Bayshore | 3,066 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 13 | Wrightsville Beach | 2,848 | 28 | 7 | B+ |
| 14 | Kure Beach | 2,313 | 11 | 1 | B+ |
| 15 | Sea Breeze | 1,533 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 16 | Castle Hayne | 970 | 12 | 7 | C |
| 17 | Hightsville | 750 | 0 | 0 | — |
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 New Hanover 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.