Dillsburg, PA
How exposed is Dillsburg to wildfire?
Dillsburg's 995 buildings earn a 41st-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Dillsburg's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 39th percentile nationally.
Where Dillsburg's buildings actually sit
995 buildings are counted in Dillsburg, and 85.7% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 14.3% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
How Dillsburg compares
Dillsburg's 65th-percentile standing inside Pennsylvania outpaces its 41st national percentile — this is a hotter spot than most of its own state, even though the state as a whole runs cooler nationally. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Dillsburg ranks 18,544 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 11,973 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 695 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
At the 41st national percentile, Dillsburg rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Dillsburg (85.7% 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
Dillsburg's 41st-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Dillsburg, see the exposure-zones guide.