Weissport, PA
Weissport wildfire risk explained
Weissport sits at the 47th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 205 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Weissport's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 47th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Indirect exposure is dominant in Weissport (98.5% of 205 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 1.5% sit in the Direct zone.
How Weissport compares
Within Pennsylvania, Weissport ranks higher (75th percentile) than it does nationally (47th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Weissport ranks 16,810 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,674 by building count (1 is largest). Within Pennsylvania alone, it ranks 494 of 1,991 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Pennsylvania on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Weissport
Weissport's elevated rating (47th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
Weissport's 98.5% 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.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 205 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Weissport. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Weissport, see the exposure-zones guide.