Lincolnville, SC
How exposed is Lincolnville to wildfire?
Lincolnville's 481 buildings earn a 56th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Lincolnville at the 57th percentile, close to its 56th-percentile risk score.
Lincolnville's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 86.3% of Lincolnville's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 13.7% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 415 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Lincolnville ranks
Lincolnville's 56th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 12th ranking inside South Carolina does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 44 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Lincolnville ranks 13,748 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 17,694 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Carolina alone, it ranks 417 of 474 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for South Carolina on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Lincolnville
Lincolnville's elevated rating (56th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Lincolnville
With 86.3% of Lincolnville in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Lincolnville's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Lincolnville's 13,748-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Lincolnville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.