ZIP code 91040

Los Angeles County, including Los Angeles

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/91040

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    64% 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

    49% has burned

    Most recently the 2017 Creek Fire, which burned 1,153 acres here, one of 28 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    24% 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 3,432 acres · Local Responsibility Area 64%
  2. High 930 acres · Local Responsibility Area 17%
  3. Moderate 461 acres · Local Responsibility Area 9%
  4. Non-wildland 514 acres · Local Responsibility Area 10%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 3 acres · Mostly federal land <1%

5,341 acres of land in all, 5,338 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

Largest fires

  1. 2017 Creek Fire Of 15,619 acres in all 1,153 acres
  2. 2017 La Tuna Fire Of 7,051 acres in all 1,090 acres
  3. 1955 Unnamed fire Of 4,216 acres in all 764 acres
  4. 1980 Sunland Fire Of 6,457 acres in all 692 acres
  5. 1960 Unnamed fire Of 696 acres in all 472 acres
  6. 1942 Unnamed fire Of 497 acres in all 393 acres
  7. 1975 Mill/Usfs Fire Of 51,220 acres in all 200 acres
  8. 2009 Station Fire Of 160,833 acres in all · Cause: Arson 169 acres
  9. 1919 Ravenna Fire Of 70,796 acres in all 161 acres
  10. 1999 La Tuna Fire Of 162 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 52 acres

And 18 smaller fires. In all, 2,598 acres of ZIP code 91040 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 91040

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 91040 64% Very High · this area
  2. 91042 11% Very High
  3. 91331 3% High · <1% Very High
  4. 91342 35% Very High
  5. 91352 40% Very High
  6. 91504 73% Very High