Marshallton (Northumberland), PA
Marshallton (Northumberland) wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Marshallton (Northumberland) at the 57th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 513 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Marshallton (Northumberland) at the 55th national percentile — 2 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Marshallton (Northumberland)'s building exposure, zone by zone
Indirect exposure is dominant in Marshallton (Northumberland) (89.7% of 513 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 10.3% sit in the Direct zone.
Where Marshallton (Northumberland) ranks
Marshallton (Northumberland)'s 93rd-percentile standing inside Pennsylvania outpaces its 57th national percentile — this is a hotter spot than most of its own state, even though the state as a whole runs cooler nationally. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Marshallton (Northumberland) ranks 13,686 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 17,135 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 141 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Marshallton (Northumberland)
At the 57th national percentile, Marshallton (Northumberland) rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because 89.7% of Marshallton (Northumberland)'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 Marshallton (Northumberland)'s figures come from
Marshallton (Northumberland)'s 57th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Marshallton (Northumberland)'s dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.