Peletier, NC
Peletier, NC's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Peletier lands at the 84th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a figure built from its 600 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Peletier at the 82nd percentile, close to its 84th-percentile risk score.
Peletier's building exposure, zone by zone
Direct exposure dominates in Peletier: 77.5% of its 600 buildings, versus 20.7% Indirect and 1.8% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Where Peletier ranks
Peletier's risk sits at a similar level relative to North Carolina (92nd percentile statewide) as it does nationally (84th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Peletier ranks 5,204 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,840 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Carolina alone, it ranks 65 of 772 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Carolina on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Peletier
At the 84th percentile nationally, Peletier carries the very 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 77.5% of Peletier in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Peletier's 84th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Peletier, see the exposure-zones guide.