ZIP code 92020

San Diego County, including El Cajon, Casa de Oro-Mount Helix, Rancho San Diego and others

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/92020

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    5% High · 1% Very 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

    5% has burned

    Most recently an unnamed fire in 1944, which burned 123 acres here, one of 2 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    <1% 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 56 acres · Local Responsibility Area 1%
  2. High 320 acres · Local Responsibility Area 5%
  3. Moderate 186 acres · Local Responsibility Area 3%
  4. Non-wildland 6,552 acres · Local Responsibility Area 92%

7,114 acres of land in all, 7,114 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. 1942 Unnamed fire 237 acres
  2. 1944 Unnamed fire Of 194 acres in all 123 acres

In all, 359 acres of ZIP code 92020 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

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 92020 5% High · 1% Very High · this area
  2. 91941 7% Very High
  3. 91942 <1% High
  4. 92019 59% Very High
  5. 92021 72% Very High
  6. 92071 61% Very High
  7. 92119 55% Very High