Juniata Gap, PA
Juniata Gap wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Juniata Gap lands at the 57th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 338 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Juniata Gap at the 55th national percentile — 3 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Juniata Gap's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 76.6% of Juniata Gap's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 23.4% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 259 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Juniata Gap against the rest of the country
Within Pennsylvania, Juniata Gap ranks higher (94th percentile) than it does nationally (57th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Juniata Gap ranks 13,407 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,644 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 119 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 57th national percentile, Juniata Gap 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 Juniata Gap
Juniata Gap's 76.6% 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
Juniata Gap's 57th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Juniata Gap, see the exposure-zones guide.