ZIP 46302 is served primarily by Porter County, IN — including Portage. ZIP-level data is sparse — showing the Porter County aggregate. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
May peaks. Sep 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 | 150 | 18.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 131 | 15.9% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 131 | 15.9% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 49 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 47 | 5.7% |
15 cities sit in Porter County. Click for the per-city NFIRS profile.
| # | City | Population | 2025 incidents | Building fires | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portage | 37,737 | 86 | 16 | B+ |
| 2 | Valparaiso | 33,991 | 341 | 59 | B+ |
| 3 | Chesterton | 14,191 | 36 | 5 | A- |
| 4 | South Haven | 7,237 | 0 | 0 | A+ |
| 5 | Porter | 5,204 | 49 | 4 | B+ |
| 6 | Hebron | 3,573 | 73 | 14 | C+ |
| 7 | Shorewood Forest | 3,215 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 8 | Burns Harbor | 2,409 | 12 | 0 | A |
| 9 | Kouts | 2,219 | 38 | 6 | C |
| 10 | Salt Creek Commons | 1,854 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 11 | Aberdeen | 1,756 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 12 | Ogden Dunes | 1,219 | 3 | 1 | B+ |
| 13 | Lake Eliza | 722 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 14 | Town of Pines | 651 | 0 | 0 | A+ |
| 15 | Beverly Shores | 578 | 0 | 0 | B- |
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 Porter 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.