ZIP code 92056

San Diego County, including Oceanside

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/92056

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    5% Very High

    All of the Very 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

    6% has burned

    Most recently the 1987 Assist #38 Fire, which burned 9 acres here, one of 4 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    Not elevated

    Outside the CPUC High Fire-Threat District, though a shutoff can still reach homes whose lines run through it.

Land by hazard class

  1. Very High 399 acres · Local Responsibility Area 5%
  2. High 1,055 acres · Local Responsibility Area 13%
  3. Moderate 893 acres · 1 state, 892 local 11%
  4. Non-wildland 5,546 acres · Local Responsibility Area 70%

7,893 acres of land in all, 1 in the State Responsibility Area and 7,892 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. 1979 Unnamed fire Of 966 acres in all 251 acres
  2. 1938 Unnamed fire Of 194 acres in all 179 acres
  3. 1987 Assist #38 Fire Of 226 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 9 acres
  4. 1937 Unnamed fire Of 119 acres in all 8 acres

In all, 446 acres of ZIP code 92056 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 92056

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 92056 5% Very High · this area
  2. 92008 17% Very High
  3. 92010 46% Very High
  4. 92054 8% High · <1% Very High
  5. 92057 7% High · 4% Very High
  6. 92058 6% Very High
  7. 92081 23% Very High
  8. 92083 5% Moderate
  9. 92084 63% Very High