Mackeyville, PA
Mackeyville, PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Mackeyville's 246 buildings earn a 46th-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.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Mackeyville at the 45th national percentile — 1 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Direct exposure dominates in Mackeyville: 89.4% of its 246 buildings, versus 10.6% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Mackeyville against the rest of the country
Compare Mackeyville's two percentiles: 74th within Pennsylvania, only 46th nationally — a gap of 28 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Mackeyville ranks 17,061 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,276 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 523 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 46th national percentile, Mackeyville rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Mackeyville (89.4%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Mackeyville's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Mackeyville's 17,061-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Mackeyville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.