Worst ZIP Codes for Wildfire Smoke in North Carolina

Out of 1,132 ZIP codes in North Carolina with wildfire data, these rank highest on the wildfire-smoke indicator.

Statistic	Value
ZIP codes ranked	1,132
Avg smoke risk (top 100)	31/100

Top 100 ZIP Codes

Rank	ZIP	City	Smoke Risk	Risk Level	County Fires (since 2021)
1	28512	Atlantic Beach	38/100	moderate	10
2	28533	Cherry Point	38/100	moderate	10
3	28557	Morehead City	38/100	moderate	10
4	28570	Newport	38/100	moderate	10
5	28575	Salter Path	38/100	moderate	10
6	28582	Stella	38/100	moderate	10
7	28584	Swansboro	38/100	moderate	10
8	28594	Emerald Isle	38/100	moderate	10
9	28420	Ash	35/100	moderate	4
10	28452	Longwood	35/100	moderate	4
11	28467	Calabash	35/100	moderate	4
12	28468	Sunset Beach	35/100	moderate	4
13	28469	Ocean Isle Beach	35/100	moderate	4
14	28470	Shallotte	35/100	moderate	4
15	28532	Havelock	34/100	moderate	3
16	28562	New Bern	34/100	moderate	3
17	28516	Beaufort	33/100	moderate	10
18	28524	Davis	33/100	moderate	10
19	28528	Gloucester	33/100	moderate	10
20	28531	Harkers Island	33/100	moderate	10
21	28553	Marshallberg	33/100	moderate	10
22	28577	Sealevel	33/100	moderate	10
23	28579	Smyrna	33/100	moderate	10
24	28581	Stacy	33/100	moderate	10
25	28734	Franklin	33/100	moderate	11
26	28741	Highlands	33/100	moderate	11
27	28763	Otto	33/100	moderate	11
28	28775	Scaly Mountain	33/100	moderate	11
29	28338	Ellerbe	32/100	moderate	10
30	28458	Rose Hill	31/100	moderate	4
31	28713	Bryson City	31/100	moderate	8
32	28725	Dillsboro	31/100	moderate	9
33	28779	Sylva	31/100	moderate	9
34	28788	Webster	31/100	moderate	9
35	28789	Whittier	31/100	moderate	9
36	27019	Germanton	30/100	moderate	4
37	28112	Monroe	30/100	moderate	4
38	28359	Lumberton	30/100	moderate	4
39	28422	Bolivia	30/100	moderate	4
40	28451	Leland	30/100	moderate	4
41	28461	Southport	30/100	moderate	4
42	28462	Supply	30/100	moderate	4
43	28465	Oak Island	30/100	moderate	4
44	28479	Winnabow	30/100	moderate	4
45	28510	Arapahoe	30/100	moderate	1
46	28702	Almond	30/100	moderate	3
47	28717	Cashiers	30/100	moderate	9
48	28719	Cherokee	30/100	moderate	8
49	28736	Glenville	30/100	moderate	9
50	28774	Sapphire	30/100	moderate	9
51	28781	Topton	30/100	moderate	5
52	28901	Andrews	30/100	moderate	5
53	28519	Bridgeton	29/100	moderate	3
54	28523	Cove City	29/100	moderate	3
55	28526	Dover	29/100	moderate	3
56	28539	Hubert	29/100	moderate	0
57	28543	Tarawa Terrace	29/100	moderate	0
58	28544	Midway Park	29/100	moderate	0
59	28546	Jacksonville	29/100	moderate	0
60	28555	Maysville	29/100	moderate	0
61	28560	New Bern	29/100	moderate	3
62	28586	Vanceboro	29/100	moderate	3
63	28715	Candler	29/100	moderate	1
64	28716	Canton	29/100	moderate	6
65	28721	Clyde	29/100	moderate	6
66	28733	Fontana Dam	29/100	moderate	3
67	28745	Lake Junaluska	29/100	moderate	6
68	28771	Robbinsville	29/100	moderate	3
69	28785	Waynesville	29/100	moderate	6
70	28786	Waynesville	29/100	moderate	6
71	28902	Brasstown	29/100	moderate	5
72	28904	Hayesville	29/100	moderate	1
73	28905	Marble	29/100	moderate	5
74	28906	Murphy	29/100	moderate	5
75	28909	Warne	29/100	moderate	1
76	28511	Atlantic	28/100	moderate	10
77	28520	Cedar Island	28/100	moderate	10
78	28704	Arden	28/100	moderate	1
79	28708	Balsam Grove	28/100	moderate	2
80	28743	Hot Springs	28/100	moderate	0
81	28747	Lake Toxaway	28/100	moderate	2
82	28455	Nakina	27/100	moderate	8
83	27242	Eagle Springs	26/100	moderate	0
84	27325	Robbins	26/100	moderate	0
85	28749	Little Switzerland	26/100	moderate	9

Worst ZIP Codes for Wildfire Smoke in North Carolina — 2026

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