ZIP code 92026

San Diego County, including Escondido and Hidden Meadows

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/92026

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    74% Very High

    Most 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

    41% has burned

    Most recently the 2025 Lilac 2 Fire, which burned 8 acres here, one of 20 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    84% 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 17,073 acres · 14,655 state, 2,417 local 74%
  2. High 1,869 acres · 1,544 state, 325 local 8%
  3. Moderate 1,241 acres · 992 state, 249 local 5%
  4. Non-wildland 2,933 acres · Local Responsibility Area 13%

23,117 acres of land in all, 17,192 in the State Responsibility Area and 5,924 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. 1969 Moosa Fire Of 6,944 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 4,052 acres
  2. 1938 Unnamed fire Of 1,771 acres in all 1,712 acres
  3. 1946 Unnamed fire Of 2,997 acres in all 1,469 acres
  4. 1956 Rose Fire Of 4,841 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,003 acres
  5. 1960 Outside Origin #29 Fire Of 746 acres in all 696 acres
  6. 1938 Unnamed fire Of 1,706 acres in all 631 acres
  7. 1954 Gopher Canyon Fire Of 988 acres in all 524 acres
  8. 1985 Deer Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 494 acres
  9. 1936 Unnamed fire Of 309 acres in all 279 acres
  10. 1970 Lilac Fire Of 2,083 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 104 acres

And 10 smaller fires. In all, 9,530 acres of ZIP code 92026 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 92026

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 92026 74% Very High · this area
  2. 92003 63% Very High
  3. 92025 58% Very High
  4. 92027 85% Very High
  5. 92028 65% Very High
  6. 92029 78% Very High
  7. 92069 62% Very High
  8. 92082 76% Very High
  9. 92084 63% Very High