ZIP 35972 is served primarily by Etowah County, AL — including Gadsden. ZIP-level data is sparse — showing the Etowah County aggregate. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
Mar peaks. Jun 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 | 151 | 18.2% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 105 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 82 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 60 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 53 | 6.4% |
20 cities sit in Etowah County. Click for the per-city NFIRS profile.
| # | City | Population | 2025 incidents | Building fires | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gadsden | 33,881 | 392 | 86 | C+ |
| 2 | Rainbow City | 10,184 | 78 | 12 | A- |
| 3 | Southside | 9,358 | 65 | 7 | A |
| 4 | Attalla | 5,849 | 82 | 10 | B |
| 5 | Glencoe | 5,343 | 93 | 20 | B+ |
| 6 | Hokes Bluff | 4,449 | 64 | 3 | B |
| 7 | Carlisle-Rockledge | 2,232 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 8 | Whitesboro | 2,134 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 9 | Sardis City | 1,941 | 1 | 0 | A+ |
| 10 | Altoona | 1,358 | 38 | 9 | C |
| 11 | Coats Bend | 1,353 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 12 | Lookout Mountain | 1,287 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 13 | Egypt | 1,282 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 14 | Ballplay | 1,181 | 0 | 0 | A+ |
| 15 | Gallant | 1,111 | 0 | 0 | A+ |
| 16 | Tidmore Bend | 1,007 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 17 | Walnut Grove | 873 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 18 | New Union | 811 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 19 | Reece City | 711 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 20 | Ivalee | 688 | 0 | 0 | — |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Clair County | AL | 1.00 | FIPS 01115 |
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 Etowah 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.