Coopersburg, PA
Coopersburg, PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Coopersburg sits at the 21st percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 990 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Coopersburg at the 19th national percentile — 2 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Coopersburg's buildings actually sit
61.4% of Coopersburg's 990 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 38.4% Direct and 0.2% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Coopersburg against the rest of the country
Coopersburg scores 21st nationally and 22nd within Pennsylvania — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Coopersburg ranks 25,033 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 12,008 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,546 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Coopersburg's moderate rating (21st percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Coopersburg (61.4% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 990 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Coopersburg. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Coopersburg, see the exposure-zones guide.