{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Dataset","@id":"https://zipradar.org/topic/wildfire-risk/28277/","name":"Wildfire risk for ZIP 28277 — Charlotte (Ballantyne), NC","description":"Wildfire risk data for ZIP 28277 (Charlotte (Ballantyne), North Carolina), sourced from USDA Forest Service.","topic":{"slug":"wildfire-risk","label":"Wildfire risk","source":"USDA Forest Service","sourceUrl":"https://wildfirerisk.org/","refreshCadence":"Annual (USFS update)","summary":"Not on zipradar yet. The plan is the USFS hazard score in plain English and the exposure type (direct flame or ember). Until then, Wildfire Risk to Communities has the official figures.","limitations":"Community-level only. The 5-step scale reflects the hazard of the landscape, not property-specific factors like defensible space or construction materials."},"place":{"zip":"28277","city":"Charlotte (Ballantyne)","state":"NC","stateFull":"North Carolina","county":"Mecklenburg County","countySlug":"mecklenburg-county","geo":{"latitude":35.0539,"longitude":-80.8456}},"stateContext":{"topConcern":"Hurricanes (coastal), PFAS in Cape Fear","narrative":"North Carolina's Outer Banks + coastal counties carry extensive FEMA VE/AE coverage. Wilmington + Cape Fear basin has documented PFAS contamination flagged in EPA SDWIS. Wildfire risk in western Appalachian counties."},"radonZone":null,"airQuality":null,"waterQuality":null,"datePublished":"2026-04-24","dateModified":"2026-09-24","canonicalUrl":"https://zipradar.org/topic/wildfire-risk/28277/","zipDashboardUrl":"https://zipradar.org/zip/28277/","zipDashboardApiUrl":"https://zipradar.org/api/zip/28277/","primarySourceUrl":"https://wildfirerisk.org/","license":{"content":"CC-BY-4.0","attribution":"zipradar.org — https://zipradar.org/topic/wildfire-risk/28277/"}}