ZIP 28678 recorded 45 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 311 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Alexander County, NC.
311 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 76 | |
| 2022 | 77 | |
| 2023 | 59 | |
| 2024 | 54 | |
| 2025 | 45 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 28678 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 68 | 21.9% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 42 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 29 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 26 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 20 | 6.4% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 28678 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 26 | 21.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 19 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 12.6% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 9.2% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 6 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 6 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 20 | 16.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 73 | 61.3% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 10 | 8.4% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Radiated heat from another fire | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 9.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 28678 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 130% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $55,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 28678.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stony Point | 289 | |
| 2 | Seneca | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iredell County | NC | 0.50 | FIPS 37097 |
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 — 311 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.