Iva, SC
How exposed is Iva to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Iva lands at the 64th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 711 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Iva's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 68th percentile nationally.
Where Iva's buildings actually sit
Most of Iva's buildings (61%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
Iva against the rest of the country
Inside South Carolina, Iva sits at just the 31st percentile even though it scores 64th 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, Iva ranks 11,325 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,555 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Carolina alone, it ranks 326 of 474 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for South Carolina on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 64th percentile nationally, Iva carries the high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because 61% of Iva's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where Iva's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Iva's 11,325-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Iva's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.