ZIP code 92024

San Diego County, including Encinitas, Carlsbad and San Marcos

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/92024

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    37% 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.

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  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    24% has burned

    Most recently the 1996 Harmony Fire, which burned 1,235 acres here, one of 4 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    22% 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.

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Land by hazard class

  1. Very High 4,440 acres · 661 state, 3,779 local 37%
  2. High 1,379 acres · 140 state, 1,240 local 12%
  3. Moderate 682 acres · 1 state, 681 local 6%
  4. Non-wildland 5,346 acres · Local Responsibility Area 45%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 10 acres · Mostly federal land <1%

11,857 acres of land in all, 802 in the State Responsibility Area and 11,046 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. 1943 Unnamed fire Of 40,248 acres in all 2,677 acres
  2. 1996 Harmony Fire Of 9,359 acres in all · Cause: Equipment use 1,235 acres
  3. 1970 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 126 acres
  4. 1980 Outside Origin #2 Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 75 acres

In all, 2,803 acres of ZIP code 92024 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 92024

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 92024 37% Very High · this area
  2. 92007 28% Very High
  3. 92008 17% Very High
  4. 92009 42% Very High
  5. 92011 24% Very High
  6. 92014 45% Very High
  7. 92029 78% Very High
  8. 92067 51% Very High
  9. 92075 10% Very High
  10. 92078 65% Very High
  11. 92091 59% Very High