Jonesville, SC
Jonesville, SC's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Jonesville lands at the 64th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 638 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Jonesville's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 66th percentile nationally.
Jonesville's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS puts 56% of Jonesville's 638 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 44% Direct and 0% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
How Jonesville compares
Inside South Carolina, Jonesville sits at just the 29th 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, Jonesville ranks 11,514 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,371 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Carolina alone, it ranks 335 of 474 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for South Carolina on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Jonesville
At the 64th percentile nationally, Jonesville 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.
Hardening a home in Jonesville
Because 56% of Jonesville'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 Jonesville's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Jonesville's 11,514-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Jonesville's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.