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ZIP profile (county fallback)

Fires in ZIP 52163

ZIP 52163 is served primarily by Howard County, IA — including Cresco. ZIP-level data is sparse — showing the Howard County aggregate.

ZIP 52163 FIPS 19089 county fallback 2 counties
Total incidents (2025)
79
324 across 5 years
Building fires
9
21 wildland
Wildfire risk
9
FEMA NRI · Very Low
Active fires
0
in Howard County
02 Seasonality (county-level)

When do fires happen in Howard County?

Jan peaks. Nov dips. ZIP-level seasonality is sparse — this is the county aggregate.

Jan 18
Feb 5
Mar 10
Apr 8
May 8
Jun 8
Jul 6
Aug 4
Sep 2
Oct 5
Nov 1
Dec 4
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in Howard County?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types — county-level breakdown.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 12 15.2%
2 Building fires 9 11.4%
3 Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 9 11.4%
4 Grass fire 8 10.1%
5 Carbon monoxide incident 7 8.9%
09 Cities served

Cities mapped to ZIP 52163

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

#CityPopulation2025 incidentsBuilding firesGrade
1 Cresco 3,899 50 5 B+
2 Riceville 962 12 1 B+
3 Elma 591 1 1 A
10 Also served by

ZIP 52163 crosses 2 counties

Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.

CountyStateWeight 
Chickasaw County IA 0.50 FIPS 19037
11 Current conditions

Right now in 52163

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 Howard 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.