ZIP 28606 is served primarily by Wilkes County, NC — including North Wilkesboro. ZIP-level data is sparse — showing the Wilkes County aggregate. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
Mar peaks. Aug 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 | 38 | 18.9% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 21 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 20 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 20 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 14 | 7.0% |
10 cities sit in Wilkes County. Click for the per-city NFIRS profile.
| # | City | Population | 2025 incidents | Building fires | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Wilkesboro | 4,349 | 90 | 14 | C |
| 2 | Wilkesboro | 3,674 | 41 | 4 | C+ |
| 3 | Cricket | 2,491 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 4 | Mulberry | 1,980 | 0 | 0 | A+ |
| 5 | Fairplains | 1,709 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 6 | Millers Creek | 1,475 | 13 | 3 | C- |
| 7 | Hays | 1,389 | 3 | 3 | A+ |
| 8 | Moravian Falls | 1,023 | 3 | 1 | A |
| 9 | Pleasant Hill | 867 | 2 | 0 | A |
| 10 | Ronda | 516 | 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 Wilkes 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.