Pumpkin Center, CA
How exposed is Pumpkin Center to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Pumpkin Center lands at the 62nd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 248 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Pumpkin Center's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 64th percentile nationally.
Where Pumpkin Center's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 68.2% of Pumpkin Center's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 13.3% Indirect share and far above its 18.6% Minimal share — a profile where 169 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Pumpkin Center ranks
Inside California, Pumpkin Center sits at just the 20th percentile even though it scores 62nd 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, Pumpkin Center ranks 12,061 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,194 by building count (1 is largest). Within California alone, it ranks 1,263 of 1,570 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for California on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Pumpkin Center
Pumpkin Center's 62nd-percentile score lands in California, the only two states requiring a wildfire disclosure at sale. California's surplus-lines homeowners market passed 300,000 policies for the first time in 2025, driven by carriers pulling back from wildfire-exposed areas statewide. The disclosure-law guide covers what it requires.
Hardening a home in Pumpkin Center
Because Direct exposure dominates in Pumpkin Center (68.2%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 248 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Pumpkin Center. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Pumpkin Center, see the exposure-zones guide.