ZIP 78405 recorded 68 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 518 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Nueces County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
518 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 112 | |
| 2022 | 134 | |
| 2023 | 102 | |
| 2024 | 102 | |
| 2025 | 68 |
Jan peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78405 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 60 | 11.6% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 60 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 51 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 47 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 44 | 8.5% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78405 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 49 | 22.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 41 | 18.8% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 24 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 11 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 10 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 8 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 59 | 27.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 119 | 54.6% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 16 | 7.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 15 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 9 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 6 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 5 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 31 | 14.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78405 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 221% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $240,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $133,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $109,511 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,606 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $63,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $61,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78405.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corpus Christi | 518 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kleberg County | TX | 0.50 | FIPS 48273 |
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 — 518 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.