ZIP 28658 recorded 244 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,308 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Catawba County, NC.
1,308 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 273 | |
| 2022 | 234 | |
| 2023 | 292 | |
| 2024 | 265 | |
| 2025 | 244 |
Mar peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28658 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 161 | 12.3% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 156 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 149 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 96 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 83 | 6.3% |
For the 28 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28658 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 81 | 19.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 48 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 36 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 33 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 22 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 20 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 12 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 11 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 146 | 35.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 115 | 28.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 42 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 42 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 33 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 20 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 20 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 18 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 14 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 105 | 25.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28658 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 165% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $239,300 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $199,700 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $184,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $159,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28658.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newton | 1,275 | |
| 2 | Hickory | 17 | |
| 3 | Maiden | 4 | |
| 4 | Newton Grove | 4 | |
| 5 | Claremont | 2 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln County | NC | 0.50 | 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 — 1,308 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.