South Zanesville, OH
South Zanesville, OH's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, South Zanesville lands at the 31st percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 1,135 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks South Zanesville at the 32nd national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where South Zanesville's buildings actually sit
1,135 buildings are counted in South Zanesville, and 82.1% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 17.9% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
How South Zanesville compares
South Zanesville's 67th-percentile standing inside Ohio outpaces its 31st national percentile — this is a hotter spot than most of its own state, even though the state as a whole runs cooler nationally. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, South Zanesville ranks 21,846 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 11,043 by building count (1 is largest). Within Ohio alone, it ranks 417 of 1,264 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Ohio on its state page.
South Zanesville and the insurance market
South Zanesville's moderate rating (31st percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in South Zanesville
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in South Zanesville (82.1% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where South Zanesville's figures come from
South Zanesville's 31st-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 South Zanesville's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.