ZIP code 92004

San Diego and Imperial counties, including Borrego Springs

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/92004

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    9% Very High

    All of the Very High land is in the State Responsibility Area, where the State Fire Marshal's zones apply.

  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    11% has burned

    Most recently the 2017 Montezuma Fire, which burned 65 acres here, one of 37 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    8% 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 54,422 acres · State Responsibility Area 9%
  2. High 10,827 acres · 10,701 state, 125 local 2%
  3. Moderate 333,981 acres · 97,203 state, 236,778 local 57%
  4. Non-wildland 39,097 acres · Local Responsibility Area 7%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 147,333 acres · Mostly federal land 25%

585,660 acres of land in all, 162,326 in the State Responsibility Area and 276,001 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. 2003 Coyote Fire Of 18,705 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 14,038 acres
  2. 2011 Eagle Fire Of 13,993 acres in all · Cause: Arson 12,059 acres
  3. 2012 Wilson Fire Of 11,667 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 10,448 acres
  4. 2002 Pines Fire Of 61,691 acres in all · Cause: Power lines 10,263 acres
  5. 1980 Collins Valley Fire Cause: Lightning 5,998 acres
  6. 1975 San Ysidro Fire Of 10,642 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 5,905 acres
  7. 1944 Unnamed fire Of 58,790 acres in all 4,610 acres
  8. 1954 San Ysidro Fire Of 6,960 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 4,397 acres
  9. 1980 Salvador Fire 2,701 acres
  10. 1976 Lost Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 2,410 acres

And 27 smaller fires. In all, 63,199 acres of ZIP code 92004 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

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Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 92004 9% Very High · this area
  2. 92036 35% Very High
  3. 92066 64% Very High
  4. 92086 39% Very High
  5. 92227 8% Moderate
  6. 92251 12% Moderate
  7. 92259 11% Moderate
  8. 92274 34% Moderate · 1% Very High
  9. 92275 32% Moderate
  10. 92539 61% Very High