ZIP code 92124

San Diego County, including San Diego

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/92124

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    70% 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

    46% has burned

    Most recently the 2003 Cedar Fire, which burned 2,854 acres here, one of 3 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    44% 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 4,382 acres · Local Responsibility Area 70%
  2. High 783 acres · Local Responsibility Area 12%
  3. Moderate 348 acres · Local Responsibility Area 6%
  4. Non-wildland 491 acres · Local Responsibility Area 8%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 257 acres · Mostly federal land 4%

6,262 acres of land in all, 6,004 of it in the Local Responsibility Area. 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. 2003 Cedar Fire Of 270,686 acres in all · Cause: Equipment use 2,854 acres
  2. 1981 Assist #59 Fire Of 7,311 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,864 acres
  3. 1939 Unnamed fire Of 1,211 acres in all 397 acres

In all, 2,890 acres of ZIP code 92124 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 92124

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 92124 70% Very High · this area
  2. 92071 61% Very High
  3. 92108 16% Very High
  4. 92119 55% Very High
  5. 92120 20% Very High
  6. 92123 17% Very High
  7. 92131 35% Very High
  8. 92145 38% Very High