ZIP code 91942

San Diego County, including La Mesa

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/91942

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    <1% High

    All of the 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 an unnamed fire in 1944, which burned 147 acres here, one of 2 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    Not elevated

    Outside the CPUC High Fire-Threat District, though a shutoff can still reach homes whose lines run through it.

Land by hazard class

  1. High 18 acres · Local Responsibility Area <1%
  2. Moderate 16 acres · Local Responsibility Area <1%
  3. Non-wildland 3,659 acres · Local Responsibility Area 99%

3,693 acres of land in all, 3,693 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. 1944 Unnamed fire Of 6,174 acres in all 147 acres
  2. 1944 Unnamed fire Of 194 acres in all 70 acres

In all, 217 acres of ZIP code 91942 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 91942

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 91942 <1% High · this area
  2. 91941 7% Very High
  3. 92020 5% High · 1% Very High
  4. 92115 3% Moderate · 2% Very High
  5. 92119 55% Very High
  6. 92120 20% Very High