Elkland, PA
How exposed is Elkland to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Elkland lands at the 46th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 981 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Elkland at the 47th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Elkland's buildings actually sit
981 buildings are counted in Elkland, and 52.7% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 47.3% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
Elkland against the rest of the country
Compare Elkland's two percentiles: 74th within Pennsylvania, only 46th nationally — a gap of 28 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Elkland ranks 17,031 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 12,066 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 519 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Elkland
Elkland's elevated rating (46th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Elkland (52.7% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Elkland's figures come from
Elkland's 46th-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 Elkland's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.