Check a ZIP

Based on FEMA public data, HIGHLAND, VA is

BARELY FUCKED

Highland, VA gets a calibrated report score of 7 out of 100. It starts with FEMA's 3/100 overall signal, then checks whether risk is concentrated or broad. Loudest hazards: drought, wildfire & smoke, flooding.

7/100

Calibrated report score

FEMA overall: 3/100 (Very Low)

Top reasons

  • Drought
  • Wildfire & smoke
  • Flooding

Disaster receipts

22 federal disaster declarations

FEMA declaration history for Highland, VA, 1977-2026. County-level receipt, not a house-level prophecy.

Top chaos flavors

Hurricane6Severe Storm5Snowstorm5Biological2

Most recent

  • 2026 Winter StormSEVERE WINTER STORM
  • 2020 BiologicalCOVID-19 PANDEMIC
  • 2020 BiologicalCOVID-19

Receipt note

County-specific federal disaster declarations only. Statewide declarations are not smeared across every county.

OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries

What the data says

drought is at 62/100 in FEMA's county-level data. That is a real water-stress signal.

Receipt

FEMA National Risk Index (county-level; ZIP matched through Census ZCTA/county relationship)

What to verify

Review water-source reliability, agricultural demand, and how often restrictions kick in.

Near your ZIP

PULLING EPA RECEIPTS

Checking the 2024 TRI facility index around ZIP 24458.

FAQ / before you panic

Questions you should probably ask.

Yes. The voice is sarcastic, but the goal is serious: turn public climate, air quality, hazard, and pollution datasets into a readable local risk profile. The joke is the packaging. The data is the point.