Yanceyville, NC
Yanceyville wildfire risk explained
Yanceyville's 1,016 buildings earn a 43rd-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Yanceyville at the 45th national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Of Yanceyville's 1,016 counted buildings, 62.7% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Where Yanceyville ranks
Yanceyville ranks lower within North Carolina (22nd percentile statewide) than its 43rd national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Yanceyville ranks 17,909 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 11,830 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Carolina alone, it ranks 604 of 772 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Carolina on its state page.
Yanceyville and the insurance market
Yanceyville's elevated rating (43rd 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
Because Direct exposure dominates in Yanceyville (62.7%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Yanceyville's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Yanceyville's 17,909-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Yanceyville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.