Covington, GA
Covington, GA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Covington sits at the 59th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 5,580 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Covington's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 62nd percentile nationally.
Covington's building exposure, zone by zone
Direct exposure dominates in Covington: 52.7% of its 5,580 buildings, versus 29.4% Indirect and 17.9% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap. At 5,580 buildings, this is a substantial built environment, so the shares below describe a real population of structures, not a handful of edge cases.
Where Covington ranks
Inside Georgia, Covington sits at just the 17th percentile even though it scores 59th nationally — the state's overall wildfire exposure is high enough to make this a relatively quiet corner of it. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Covington ranks 12,915 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 3,088 by building count (1 is largest). Within Georgia alone, it ranks 557 of 669 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Georgia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Covington
At the 59th national percentile, Covington 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 Covington
Because Direct exposure dominates in Covington (52.7%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Covington's 59th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Covington, see the exposure-zones guide.