Lewisburg, LA
Lewisburg wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Lewisburg lands at the 80th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 234 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Lewisburg at the 72nd national percentile — 8 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Lewisburg's building exposure, zone by zone
Direct exposure dominates in Lewisburg: 88% of its 234 buildings, versus 9.8% Indirect and 2.1% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How Lewisburg compares
Lewisburg scores 80th nationally and 92nd within Louisiana — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Lewisburg ranks 6,427 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,666 by building count (1 is largest). Within Louisiana alone, it ranks 41 of 488 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Louisiana on its state page.
Lewisburg and the insurance market
Lewisburg's high rating (80th percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in Lewisburg (88%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Lewisburg's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Lewisburg's 6,427-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Lewisburg's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.