New Wilmington, PA
New Wilmington, PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
New Wilmington's 685 buildings earn a 33rd-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, New Wilmington's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 34th percentile nationally.
Where New Wilmington's buildings actually sit
685 buildings are counted in New Wilmington, and 75.5% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 19.3% in Direct exposure or the 5.3% rated Minimal.
New Wilmington against the rest of the country
New Wilmington scores 33rd nationally and 44th within Pennsylvania — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, New Wilmington ranks 21,223 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,820 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,117 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in New Wilmington
New Wilmington's moderate wildfire rating (33rd percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Hardening a home in New Wilmington
New Wilmington's 75.5% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where New Wilmington's figures come from
New Wilmington's 33rd-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 New Wilmington's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.