ZIP 44096 is served primarily by Lake County, OH — including Mentor. ZIP-level data is sparse — showing the Lake County aggregate.
Mar 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 | Power line down | 464 | 19.6% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 430 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 370 | 15.7% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 170 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 144 | 6.1% |
18 cities sit in Lake County. Click for the per-city NFIRS profile.
| # | City | Population | 2025 incidents | Building fires | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mentor | 47,302 | 367 | 27 | B+ |
| 2 | Willoughby | 23,823 | 298 | 38 | C+ |
| 3 | Painesville | 20,387 | 168 | 57 | B- |
| 4 | Eastlake | 17,625 | 210 | 32 | B- |
| 5 | Willowick | 14,213 | 124 | 13 | C+ |
| 6 | Wickliffe | 12,661 | 188 | 26 | C |
| 7 | Willoughby Hills | 9,972 | 123 | 16 | B |
| 8 | North Madison | 8,313 | 0 | 0 | A+ |
| 9 | Mentor-on-the-Lake | 7,152 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 10 | Kirtland | 6,914 | 69 | 11 | B |
| 11 | Madison | 3,417 | 178 | 35 | C |
| 12 | Fairport Harbor | 3,100 | 53 | 2 | B- |
| 13 | Perry | 1,578 | 115 | 18 | C- |
| 14 | North Perry | 852 | 6 | 3 | A- |
| 15 | Kirtland Hills | 678 | 16 | 1 | C+ |
| 16 | Grand River | 677 | 2 | 1 | A |
| 17 | Timberlake | 655 | 1 | 0 | B |
| 18 | Waite Hill | 554 | 11 | 2 | C |
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 Lake 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.