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Fires in ZIP 42462

ZIP 42462 is served primarily by Henderson County, KY — including Henderson. ZIP-level data is sparse — showing the Henderson County aggregate.

ZIP 42462 FIPS 21101 county fallback 2 counties
Total incidents (2025)
418
1,979 across 5 years
Building fires
36
34 wildland
Wildfire risk
7
FEMA NRI · Very Low
Active fires
0
in Henderson County
02 Seasonality (county-level)

When do fires happen in Henderson County?

Jan peaks. Feb dips. ZIP-level seasonality is sparse — this is the county aggregate.

Jan 67
Feb 3
Mar 28
Apr 34
May 38
Jun 36
Jul 26
Aug 50
Sep 31
Oct 32
Nov 35
Dec 38
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in Henderson County?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types — county-level breakdown.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 84 20.1%
2 Building fires 36 8.6%
3 Arcing, shorted electrical equipment 32 7.7%
4 Unauthorized burning 29 6.9%
5 Hazardous condition, other 26 6.2%
09 Cities served

Cities mapped to ZIP 42462

3 cities sit in Henderson County. Click for the per-city NFIRS profile.

#CityPopulation2025 incidentsBuilding firesGrade
1 Henderson 28,166 369 28 B
2 Corydon 774 11 4 C+
3 Robards 550 36 3 C-
10 Also served by

ZIP 42462 crosses 2 counties

Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.

CountyStateWeight 
Union County KY 1.00 FIPS 21225
11 Current conditions

Right now in 42462

The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.

About ZIP-level data

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 Henderson 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.