City vs city
Orwigsburg vs Pottsville, PA
Pottsville currently scores 2 points higher overall than Orwigsburg, with the largest gap in wildfire.
Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.
Hazard breakdown
Scores describe each city’s reference grid tile, not every property. A missing model is unavailable, not zero risk. Air quality uses an ingested EPA AirNow snapshot and may not reflect current conditions; other factors describe baseline exposure. The overall score blends different hazards and is not a probability of damage. Read the scoring methodology and sources.
Overall
Orwigsburg: 33/100 · Pottsville: 35/100
Pottsville is 2 points higher.
Flood
Orwigsburg: 68/100 · Pottsville: 64/100
Orwigsburg is 4 points higher.
Orwigsburg: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Pottsville: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Orwigsburg: 21/100 · Pottsville: 21/100
No gap.
Orwigsburg: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Pottsville: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Orwigsburg: 36/100 · Pottsville: 35/100
Orwigsburg is 1 points higher.
Orwigsburg: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Pottsville: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Orwigsburg: 8/100 · Pottsville: 15/100
Pottsville is 7 points higher.
Orwigsburg: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Pottsville: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Orwigsburg: 19/100 · Pottsville: 11/100
Orwigsburg is 8 points higher.
Orwigsburg: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Pottsville: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Orwigsburg: Unavailable · Pottsville: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Orwigsburg: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Pottsville: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Orwigsburg: 43/100 · Pottsville: 58/100
Pottsville is 15 points higher.
Orwigsburg: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Pottsville: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Orwigsburg: 39/100 · Pottsville: 40/100
Pottsville is 1 points higher.
Orwigsburg: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Pottsville: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.