Springville, PA
Springville wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Springville lands at the 48th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 200 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Springville's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 50th percentile nationally.
Springville's building exposure, zone by zone
200 buildings are counted in Springville, and 96.5% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
Springville against the rest of the country
Within Pennsylvania, Springville ranks higher (78th percentile) than it does nationally (48th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Springville ranks 16,398 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,862 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 445 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Springville and the insurance market
Springville's elevated rating (48th 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 Springville
With 96.5% of Springville in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Springville's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 200 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Springville. The exposure-zones guide covers what Springville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.