Turbeville, SC
How exposed is Turbeville to wildfire?
Turbeville sits at the 82nd percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 504 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Turbeville's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 82nd percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
50% of Turbeville's 504 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 252 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 50% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Turbeville against the rest of the country
Turbeville scores 82nd nationally and 89th within South Carolina — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Turbeville ranks 5,623 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 17,272 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Carolina alone, it ranks 55 of 474 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for South Carolina on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Turbeville's very high rating (82nd percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 50% of Turbeville 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.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 504 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Turbeville. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Turbeville, see the exposure-zones guide.