ZIP 44036 is served primarily by Lorain County, OH — including Lorain. ZIP-level data is sparse — showing the Lorain County aggregate. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
Jul peaks. Dec dips. ZIP-level seasonality is sparse — this is the county aggregate.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types — county-level breakdown.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 488 | 19.3% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 404 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 300 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 210 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 137 | 5.4% |
16 cities sit in Lorain County. Click for the per-city NFIRS profile.
| # | City | Population | 2025 incidents | Building fires | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lorain | 65,138 | 610 | 46 | B- |
| 2 | Elyria | 52,780 | 523 | 66 | B- |
| 3 | North Ridgeville | 35,481 | 27 | 18 | A- |
| 4 | Avon Lake | 25,220 | 170 | 11 | B+ |
| 5 | Avon | 24,822 | 202 | 18 | A- |
| 6 | Amherst | 12,740 | 124 | 3 | C+ |
| 7 | Vermilion | 10,459 | 82 | 8 | B+ |
| 8 | Sheffield Lake | 8,958 | 75 | 11 | B+ |
| 9 | Oberlin | 8,194 | 108 | 2 | B |
| 10 | Grafton | 5,730 | 97 | 28 | B- |
| 11 | Wellington | 4,339 | 103 | 29 | C+ |
| 12 | Sheffield | 4,225 | 2 | 1 | A- |
| 13 | LaGrange | 2,662 | 58 | 15 | C+ |
| 14 | South Amherst | 1,814 | 9 | 1 | A- |
| 15 | Pheasant Run | 1,481 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 16 | Eaton Estates | 1,191 | 0 | 0 | — |
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 Lorain 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.