Pineville, NC
How exposed is Pineville to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Pineville lands at the 46th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 3,034 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Pineville at the 50th national percentile — 4 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Pineville's buildings actually sit
Most of Pineville's buildings (63.6%) 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.
Pineville against the rest of the country
Inside North Carolina, Pineville sits at just the 29th percentile even though it scores 46th nationally — the state's overall wildfire exposure is high enough to make this a relatively quiet corner of it. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Pineville ranks 16,993 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 5,381 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Carolina alone, it ranks 547 of 772 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Carolina on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 46th national percentile, Pineville rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Pineville (63.6% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Pineville's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Pineville's 16,993-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Pineville's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.