ZIP code 90272

Los Angeles County, including Los Angeles

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/90272

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    >99% Very High

    Most 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

    94% has burned

    Most recently the 2025 Palisades Fire, which burned 12,061 acres here, one of 17 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    98% Elevated · 2% Extreme

    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 15,172 acres · <1 state, 15,172 local >99%
  2. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 1 acres · Mostly federal land <1%

15,172 acres of land in all, <1 in the State Responsibility Area and 15,172 in the Local. 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

Largest fires

  1. 2025 Palisades Fire Of 23,449 acres in all 12,061 acres
  2. 1938 Topanga No. 50 Fire Of 14,532 acres in all 9,084 acres
  3. 1961 Unnamed fire Of 7,847 acres in all 6,885 acres
  4. 1978 Mandeville/La City Fire Of 6,086 acres in all 3,640 acres
  5. 1948 Topanga No. 118 Fire Of 3,278 acres in all 1,218 acres
  6. 2021 Palisades Fire 1,203 acres
  7. 1973 Trippet Fire Of 2,831 acres in all 780 acres
  8. 1977 Canyon Fire Of 1,163 acres in all 500 acres
  9. 1980 Unnamed fire 100 acres
  10. 1989 Unnamed fire 62 acres

And 7 smaller fires. In all, 14,221 acres of ZIP code 90272 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 90272

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 90272 >99% Very High · this area
  2. 90049 88% Very High
  3. 90265 80% Very High
  4. 90290 98% Very High
  5. 90402 47% Very High
  6. 91316 46% Very High
  7. 91356 46% Very High
  8. 91364 56% Very High
  9. 91436 63% Very High