ZIP code 92009

San Diego County, including Carlsbad

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/92009

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    42% 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

    45% has burned

    Most recently the 2014 Poinsettia Fire, which burned 79 acres here, one of 5 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    23% 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 3,246 acres · <1 state, 3,246 local 42%
  2. High 1,096 acres · Local Responsibility Area 14%
  3. Moderate 657 acres · Local Responsibility Area 8%
  4. Non-wildland 2,799 acres · Local Responsibility Area 36%

7,798 acres of land in all, <1 in the State Responsibility Area and 7,798 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

Fires that burned here

  1. 1996 Harmony Fire Of 9,359 acres in all · Cause: Equipment use 2,050 acres
  2. 1943 Unnamed fire Of 40,248 acres in all 1,243 acres
  3. 1970 Theater Fire 1,190 acres
  4. 1935 Unnamed fire 930 acres
  5. 2014 Poinsettia Fire Of 377 acres in all 79 acres

In all, 3,545 acres of ZIP code 92009 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 92009

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 92009 42% Very High · this area
  2. 92008 17% Very High
  3. 92010 46% Very High
  4. 92011 24% Very High
  5. 92024 37% Very High
  6. 92078 65% Very High
  7. 92081 23% Very High