ZIP 85550 is served primarily by Gila County, AZ — including Payson. ZIP-level data is sparse — showing the Gila County aggregate. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
May peaks. Nov dips. ZIP-level seasonality is sparse — this is the county aggregate.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types — county-level breakdown.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 40 | 11.3% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 34 | 9.6% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 32 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Attempted burning, illegal action, other | 28 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 26 | 7.4% |
19 cities sit in Gila County. Click for the per-city NFIRS profile.
| # | City | Population | 2025 incidents | Building fires | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Payson | 16,363 | 87 | 5 | A- |
| 2 | Globe | 7,230 | 139 | 9 | C+ |
| 3 | San Carlos | 4,405 | 0 | 0 | A+ |
| 4 | Star Valley | 2,490 | 14 | 1 | A- |
| 5 | Central Heights-Midland City | 2,380 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 6 | Canyon Day | 1,621 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 7 | Pine | 1,526 | 1 | 1 | B- |
| 8 | Peridot | 1,465 | 0 | 0 | A+ |
| 9 | Tonto Basin | 1,380 | 2 | 1 | B+ |
| 10 | Miami | 1,353 | 26 | 6 | C+ |
| 11 | Six Shooter Canyon | 1,325 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 12 | Claypool | 1,252 | 22 | 3 | C+ |
| 13 | Mesa del Caballo | 1,194 | 2 | 0 | A |
| 14 | Strawberry | 1,003 | 0 | 0 | B+ |
| 15 | Roosevelt Estates | 620 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 16 | Icehouse Canyon | 532 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 17 | Hayden | 525 | 0 | 0 | A+ |
| 18 | Gisela | 516 | 1 | 0 | A+ |
| 19 | Round Valley | 506 | 1 | 0 | A |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
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 Gila 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.