North Lewisburg, OH
North Lewisburg wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, North Lewisburg lands at the 6th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a figure built from its 767 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, North Lewisburg's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 6th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Most of North Lewisburg's buildings (40.8%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
North Lewisburg against the rest of the country
Within Ohio, North Lewisburg ranks higher (26th percentile) than it does nationally (6th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, North Lewisburg ranks 29,669 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,948 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 939 of 1,264 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Ohio on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
North Lewisburg's low wildfire rating (6th 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because 40.8% of North Lewisburg'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 North Lewisburg's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind North Lewisburg's 29,669-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what North Lewisburg's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.