ZIP 47201 recorded 524 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,788 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bartholomew County, IN.
2,788 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 434 | |
| 2022 | 632 | |
| 2023 | 613 | |
| 2024 | 585 | |
| 2025 | 524 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 47201 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 359 | 12.9% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 284 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 221 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 216 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 196 | 7.0% |
For the 83 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 47201 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 137 | 36.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 66 | 17.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 18 | 4.7% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 17 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 10 | 2.6% | |
| 6 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 9 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 9 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 8 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 107 | 28.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 222 | 58.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 30 | 7.9% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 24 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 20 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 18 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 16 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 6 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 36 | 9.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 47201 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 559% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $219,100 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 47201.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Columbus | 2,778 | |
| 2 | Lowell | 1 | |
| 3 | Taylorsville | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown County | IN | 1.00 | FIPS 18013 |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 2,788 incidents in this ZIP across 2021–2025. Building-fire breakdowns (Area of Origin, Heat Source, ignition cause) only count fires investigators classified beyond the basic incident report. Because NFIRS reporting is voluntary, totals are a strong indicator rather than a complete census.