ZIP code 92036

San Diego County, including Julian

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/92036

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    35% Very High

    All of the Very High land is in the State Responsibility Area, where the State Fire Marshal's zones apply.

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  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    35% has burned

    Most recently the 2025 Scissors 2 Fire, which burned 68 acres here, one of 105 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    21% 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.

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Land by hazard class

  1. Very High 114,609 acres · State Responsibility Area 35%
  2. High 27,957 acres · 21,904 state, 6,053 local 9%
  3. Moderate 115,348 acres · 28,825 state, 86,523 local 36%
  4. Non-wildland 13,719 acres · Local Responsibility Area 4%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 51,999 acres · Mostly federal land 16%

323,632 acres of land in all, 165,338 in the State Responsibility Area and 106,294 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. 2003 Cedar Fire Of 270,686 acres in all · Cause: Equipment use 52,918 acres
  2. 2002 Pines Fire Of 61,691 acres in all · Cause: Power lines 27,326 acres
  3. 1942 Unnamed fire 14,221 acres
  4. 1947 Unnamed fire Of 17,156 acres in all 12,570 acres
  5. 1956 Outside Origin #42 Fire Of 46,602 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 9,444 acres
  6. 2007 Witch Fire Of 162,070 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 9,405 acres
  7. 1967 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 7,094 acres
  8. 1943 Unnamed fire Of 8,626 acres in all 7,029 acres
  9. 1995 Butterfield Fire Cause: Arson 6,688 acres
  10. 2013 Chariot Fire Of 7,085 acres in all 6,187 acres

And 95 smaller fires. In all, 114,262 acres of ZIP code 92036 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. 92036 35% Very High · this area
  2. 91916 49% Very High
  3. 91948 19% Very High
  4. 91962 25% Very High
  5. 92004 9% Very High
  6. 92065 71% Very High
  7. 92070 48% Very High
  8. 92086 39% Very High