Meshoppen, PA
Meshoppen wildfire risk explained
Meshoppen sits at the 49th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 233 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Meshoppen's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 50th percentile nationally.
Where Meshoppen's buildings actually sit
Of Meshoppen's 233 counted buildings, 54.9% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Where Meshoppen ranks
Compare Meshoppen's two percentiles: 79th within Pennsylvania, only 49th nationally — a gap of 31 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Meshoppen ranks 16,243 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,713 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 417 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 49th national percentile, Meshoppen 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 Meshoppen
Because Direct exposure dominates in Meshoppen (54.9%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Meshoppen's figures come from
Meshoppen's 49th-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 Meshoppen's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.