Hinkleville, WV
Hinkleville, WV's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Hinkleville lands at the 45th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 207 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Hinkleville at the 46th national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Hinkleville's building exposure, zone by zone
Of Hinkleville's 207 counted buildings, 100% 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.
Hinkleville against the rest of the country
Hinkleville ranks lower within West Virginia (28th percentile statewide) than its 45th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Hinkleville ranks 17,444 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,626 by building count (1 is largest). Within West Virginia alone, it ranks 306 of 429 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for West Virginia on its state page.
Hinkleville and the insurance market
At the 45th national percentile, Hinkleville 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 Hinkleville
Hinkleville's 100% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Hinkleville's 17,444-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Hinkleville, see the exposure-zones guide.