ZIP code 92028

San Diego County, including Fallbrook, Rainbow, Oceanside and others

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/92028

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    65% 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

    63% has burned

    Most recently the 2025 Sandia 2 Fire, which burned 23 acres here, one of 93 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    30% Extreme

    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 48,668 acres · 47,234 state, 1,434 local 65%
  2. High 10,050 acres · 9,569 state, 480 local 13%
  3. Moderate 720 acres · 236 state, 484 local 1%
  4. Non-wildland 3,652 acres · Local Responsibility Area 5%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 11,731 acres · Mostly federal land 16%

74,821 acres of land in all, 57,040 in the State Responsibility Area and 6,050 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. 1945 Unnamed fire Of 37,888 acres in all 10,754 acres
  2. 2007 Rice Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 9,469 acres
  3. 1949 Unnamed fire Of 13,786 acres in all 9,424 acres
  4. 1949 Unnamed fire Of 10,700 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 7,754 acres
  5. 1975 Tenaja Fire Of 10,162 acres in all · Cause: Equipment use 6,389 acres
  6. 2014 Tomahawk Fire Of 5,365 acres in all 5,191 acres
  7. 2002 Gavilan Fire Of 5,663 acres in all · Cause: Debris burning 3,924 acres
  8. 1911 Unnamed fire Of 4,820 acres in all 3,806 acres
  9. 1942 Unnamed fire Of 7,082 acres in all 3,620 acres
  10. 1926 Unnamed fire Of 3,393 acres in all 2,949 acres

And 83 smaller fires. In all, 47,054 acres of ZIP code 92028 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. 92028 65% Very High · this area
  2. 92003 63% Very High
  3. 92026 74% Very High
  4. 92055 <1% Very High
  5. 92057 7% High · 4% Very High
  6. 92058 6% Very High
  7. 92059 50% Very High
  8. 92082 76% Very High
  9. 92562 41% Very High
  10. 92590 87% Very High
  11. 92592 59% Very High