Zion, SC
Zion, SC's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Zion at the 76th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (well above the national norm for wildfire risk), a figure built from 106 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Zion at the 75th national percentile — 1 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Zion's buildings actually sit
106 buildings are counted in Zion, and 84% 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.
Where Zion ranks
There's little gap between Zion's 76th national percentile and its 76th percentile inside South Carolina, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Zion ranks 7,446 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,786 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Carolina alone, it ranks 113 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
Zion's high rating (76th 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.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Zion (84%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Zion's 76th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Zion, see the exposure-zones guide.