ZIP 78416 recorded 136 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 685 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Nueces County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
685 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 134 | |
| 2022 | 147 | |
| 2023 | 128 | |
| 2024 | 140 | |
| 2025 | 136 |
Jan peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 78416 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 129 | 18.8% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 74 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 61 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 59 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 50 | 7.3% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 78416 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 38 | 16.9% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 33 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 24 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 17 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 10 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 9 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 9 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 76 | 33.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 110 | 48.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 23 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 19 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 12 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Radiated heat from another fire | 7 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 35 | 15.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 78416 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 143% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $130,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $89,763 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $85,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 78416.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corpus Christi | 684 |
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 — 685 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.