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ZIP profile (county fallback)

Fires in ZIP 47344

ZIP 47344 is served primarily by Henry County, IN — including New Castle. ZIP-level data is sparse — showing the Henry County aggregate.

ZIP 47344 FIPS 18065 county fallback
Total incidents (2025)
345
1,545 across 5 years
Building fires
59
35 wildland
Wildfire risk
9
FEMA NRI · Very Low
Active fires
0
in Henry County
02 Seasonality (county-level)

When do fires happen in Henry County?

Mar peaks. Sep dips. ZIP-level seasonality is sparse — this is the county aggregate.

Jan 32
Feb 19
Mar 54
Apr 32
May 29
Jun 32
Jul 41
Aug 31
Sep 0
Oct 3
Nov 29
Dec 43
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in Henry County?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types — county-level breakdown.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Building fires 59 17.1%
2 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 56 16.2%
3 Fire, other 19 5.5%
4 Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 19 5.5%
5 Power line down 16 4.6%
09 Cities served

Cities mapped to ZIP 47344

6 cities sit in Henry County. Click for the per-city NFIRS profile.

#CityPopulation2025 incidentsBuilding firesGrade
1 New Castle 17,413 205 17 B
2 Middletown 2,201 20 10 B+
3 Knightstown 2,175 46 16 C+
4 Spiceland 1,027 6 0 C
5 Kennard 528 3 1 A
6 Westwood 515 0 0 —
11 Current conditions

Right now in 47344

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 Henry 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.