ZIP 78413 recorded 198 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 843 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Nueces County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
843 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 142 | |
| 2022 | 156 | |
| 2023 | 157 | |
| 2024 | 190 | |
| 2025 | 198 |
Jan peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78413 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 133 | 15.8% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 89 | 10.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 88 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 74 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 51 | 6.0% |
For the 19 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78413 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 46 | 17.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 28 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 26 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 19 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 14 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 11 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 10 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 104 | 38.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 92 | 34.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 32 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 23 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 22 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 17 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 15 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 14 | 5.2% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 9 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 44 | 16.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78413 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 170% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $637,900 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $315,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $226,712 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $220,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78413.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corpus Christi | 843 |
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 — 843 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.