Snydertown (Northumberland), PA
Snydertown (Northumberland), PA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Snydertown (Northumberland) at the 32nd national percentile for risk to structures, close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a score built from 263 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Snydertown (Northumberland)'s burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 31st percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
99.6% of Snydertown (Northumberland)'s 263 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 262 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 0.4% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
How Snydertown (Northumberland) compares
Snydertown (Northumberland) scores 32nd nationally and 42nd within Pennsylvania — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Snydertown (Northumberland) ranks 21,574 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,753 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 1,162 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 32nd national percentile, Snydertown (Northumberland) rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Snydertown (Northumberland) (99.6%), 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 263 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Snydertown (Northumberland). For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Snydertown (Northumberland), see the exposure-zones guide.