Centerville, NC
Centerville wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Centerville lands at the 49th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 243 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Centerville's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 51st percentile nationally.
Centerville's building exposure, zone by zone
Of Centerville's 243 counted buildings, 99.2% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Centerville against the rest of the country
Centerville's risk sits at a similar level relative to North Carolina (34th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (49th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Centerville ranks 16,142 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,371 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Carolina alone, it ranks 505 of 772 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Carolina on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Centerville
At the 49th national percentile, Centerville rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Centerville
With 99.2% of Centerville in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Centerville's figures come from
Centerville's 49th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Centerville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.