Shamokin, PA
Shamokin, PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Shamokin lands at the 55th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 1,610 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 Shamokin at the 53rd percentile, close to its 55th-percentile risk score.
Shamokin's building exposure, zone by zone
Indirect exposure is dominant in Shamokin (97.3% of 1,610 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 2.7% sit in the Direct zone.
Where Shamokin ranks
Compare Shamokin's two percentiles: 91st within Pennsylvania, only 55th nationally — a gap of 36 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Shamokin ranks 14,286 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 8,731 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 191 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 55th national percentile, Shamokin 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
Shamokin's 97.3% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Shamokin's figures come from
Shamokin's 55th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Shamokin's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.