Zebulon, NC
Zebulon, NC's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Zebulon's 2,572 buildings earn a 39th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Zebulon at the 40th percentile, close to its 39th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Indirect exposure is dominant in Zebulon (53.3% of 2,572 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 46.7% sit in the Direct zone.
Where Zebulon ranks
Zebulon ranks lower within North Carolina (14th percentile statewide) than its 39th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Zebulon ranks 19,261 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,155 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Carolina alone, it ranks 665 of 772 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Carolina on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Zebulon
Zebulon's moderate wildfire rating (39th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
What would actually reduce this score
Because 53.3% of Zebulon's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where Zebulon's figures come from
Zebulon's 39th-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 Zebulon's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.