ZIP code 90042

Los Angeles County, including Los Angeles

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/90042

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    85% Very High

    All of the Very High land is in the Local Responsibility Area, where each city or county adopts the zones CAL FIRE recommends.

  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    6% has burned

    Most recently the 1992 Avenue 5 Fire, which burned 12 acres here, one of 6 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    57% Elevated

    Utilities may shut off power in the CPUC High Fire-Threat District in fire weather, and homes outside it can lose power when their lines run through it.

Land by hazard class

  1. Very High 2,471 acres · Local Responsibility Area 85%
  2. High 226 acres · Local Responsibility Area 8%
  3. Moderate 126 acres · Local Responsibility Area 4%
  4. Non-wildland 90 acres · Local Responsibility Area 3%

2,913 acres of land in all, 2,913 of it in the Local Responsibility Area. State zones are the ones the State Fire Marshal designated, in effect since 1 April 2024. Local zones are CAL FIRE's 2025 recommendation, which each city or county adopts by ordinance and can make stricter. How to read fire zones

Fires that burned here

  1. 1957 Unnamed fire Of 170 acres in all 167 acres
  2. 1972 Unnamed fire 23 acres
  3. 1992 Avenue 5 Fire Of 26 acres in all 12 acres
  4. 1975 Unnamed fire 3 acres
  5. 1979 Unnamed fire Of 4 acres in all 2 acres
  6. 1975 Unnamed fire Of 15 acres in all 2 acres

In all, 184 acres of ZIP code 90042 have burned. Acres are the land each fire burned here, and fires that crossed less than an acre are not counted. Some older or smaller fires may be missing, and a fire perimeter can include unburned patches. How to read fire history

Sources

Fire hazard severity zones
CAL FIRE Office of the State Fire Marshal
State map published 27 June 2025, local map 2 February 2026
Fire history
CAL FIRE Fire and Resource Assessment Program
Published 28 July 2026
Power line fire risk
California Public Utilities Commission
Published 23 February 2026

This site is independent and not affiliated with CAL FIRE or the CPUC, so for an official determination, check with the agency or your city or county. How we read the data

Nearby areas

Communities in ZIP code 90042

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 90042 85% Very High · this area
  2. 90031 66% Very High
  3. 90032 70% Very High
  4. 90041 85% Very High
  5. 90065 79% Very High
  6. 91030 18% Very High
  7. 91105 69% Very High