ZIP 37882 — Climate & Environment

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Townsend city, TN as Relatively Low (composite score 74.2), which is elevated versus much of the country. The strongest component scores on US5 are flood (74.0) and wildfire (69.4). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.