Newnan, GA
How exposed is Newnan to wildfire?
USFS scores Newnan at the 64th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (well above the national norm for wildfire risk), a figure built from 13,273 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Newnan at the 67th national percentile — 3 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Newnan's buildings actually sit
13,273 buildings are counted in Newnan, and 49.4% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 32.6% in Direct exposure or the 18% rated Minimal. At 13,273 buildings, this is a substantial built environment, so the shares below describe a real population of structures, not a handful of edge cases.
Where Newnan ranks
Newnan ranks lower within Georgia (38th percentile statewide) than its 64th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Newnan ranks 11,278 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 1,148 by building count (1 is largest). Within Georgia alone, it ranks 415 of 669 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Georgia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Newnan
At the 64th percentile nationally, Newnan carries the high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
Hardening a home in Newnan
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Newnan (49.4% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
Newnan's 64th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Newnan, see the exposure-zones guide.