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ZIP profile (county fallback)

Fires in ZIP 62829

ZIP 62829 is served primarily by Hamilton County, IL — including McLeansboro. ZIP-level data is sparse — showing the Hamilton County aggregate.

ZIP 62829 FIPS 17065 county fallback
Total incidents (2025)
77
391 across 5 years
Building fires
25
24 wildland
Wildfire risk
1
FEMA NRI · Very Low
Active fires
0
in Hamilton County
02 Seasonality (county-level)

When do fires happen in Hamilton County?

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

Jan 3
Feb 11
Mar 24
Apr 6
May 1
Jun 2
Jul 3
Aug 13
Sep 5
Oct 4
Nov 3
Dec 2
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in Hamilton County?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types — county-level breakdown.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Building fires 25 32.5%
2 Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 12 15.6%
3 Natural vegetation fire, other 10 13.0%
4 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 5 6.5%
5 Trash or rubbish fire, contained 4 5.2%
09 Cities served

Cities mapped to ZIP 62829

2 cities sit in Hamilton County. Click for the per-city NFIRS profile.

#CityPopulation2025 incidentsBuilding firesGrade
1 McLeansboro 2,794 42 13 B+
2 Dahlgren 641 12 9 B-
11 Current conditions

Right now in 62829

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 Hamilton 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.