ZIP code 92071

San Diego County, including Santee, San Diego and El Cajon

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/92071

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    61% 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

    45% has burned

    Most recently the 2003 Cedar Fire, which burned 3,113 acres here, one of 19 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    42% 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 7,396 acres · 1 state, 7,395 local 61%
  2. High 1,295 acres · Local Responsibility Area 11%
  3. Moderate 652 acres · Local Responsibility Area 5%
  4. Non-wildland 2,839 acres · Local Responsibility Area 23%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 4 acres · Mostly federal land <1%

12,186 acres of land in all, 1 in the State Responsibility Area and 12,181 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 3,113 acres
  2. 1981 Assist #59 Fire Of 7,311 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 2,256 acres
  3. 1942 Unnamed fire 1,218 acres
  4. 1994 Rocoso Fire Of 3,218 acres in all 1,145 acres
  5. 1981 Assist #72 Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 696 acres
  6. 1944 Unnamed fire Of 6,174 acres in all 458 acres
  7. 1941 Unnamed fire Of 406 acres in all 393 acres
  8. 1966 Carlton Hills Fire 329 acres
  9. 1989 Assist #59/Magnolia Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 309 acres
  10. 1943 Unnamed fire 292 acres

And 9 smaller fires. In all, 5,525 acres of ZIP code 92071 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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Communities in ZIP code 92071

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 92071 61% Very High · this area
  2. 92020 5% High · 1% Very High
  3. 92021 72% Very High
  4. 92040 62% Very High
  5. 92119 55% Very High
  6. 92124 70% Very High
  7. 92131 35% Very High