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ZIP profile (county fallback)

Fires in ZIP 51340

ZIP 51340 is served primarily by Clay County, IA — including Spencer. ZIP-level data is sparse — showing the Clay County aggregate.

ZIP 51340 FIPS 19041 county fallback
Total incidents (2025)
156
327 across 5 years
Building fires
19
35 wildland
Wildfire risk
30
FEMA NRI · Low
Active fires
0
in Clay County
02 Seasonality (county-level)

When do fires happen in Clay County?

Apr peaks. Jun dips. ZIP-level seasonality is sparse — this is the county aggregate.

Jan 11
Feb 11
Mar 16
Apr 33
May 14
Jun 5
Jul 12
Aug 7
Sep 10
Oct 14
Nov 12
Dec 11
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in Clay County?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types — county-level breakdown.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 25 16.0%
2 Grass fire 20 12.8%
3 Building fires 19 12.2%
4 Vehicle accident, general cleanup 15 9.6%
5 Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 14 9.0%
09 Cities served

Cities mapped to ZIP 51340

3 cities sit in Clay County. Click for the per-city NFIRS profile.

#CityPopulation2025 incidentsBuilding firesGrade
1 Spencer 11,351 123 14 A-
2 Everly 618 0 0 B+
3 Royal 510 6 1 A-
11 Current conditions

Right now in 51340

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 Clay 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.