ZIP code 92126

San Diego County, including San Diego

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/92126

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    33% 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

    5% has burned

    Most recently the 2003 Cedar Fire, which burned 46 acres here, one of 4 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    31% 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 2,454 acres · Local Responsibility Area 33%
  2. High 725 acres · Local Responsibility Area 10%
  3. Moderate 496 acres · Local Responsibility Area 7%
  4. Non-wildland 3,047 acres · Local Responsibility Area 41%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 694 acres · Mostly federal land 9%

7,416 acres of land in all, 6,721 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. 1944 Unnamed fire Of 1,904 acres in all 222 acres
  2. 1983 Assist #37 Fire Of 365 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 180 acres
  3. 1971 Unnamed fire Of 133 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 52 acres
  4. 2003 Cedar Fire Of 270,686 acres in all · Cause: Equipment use 46 acres

In all, 338 acres of ZIP code 92126 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 92126

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 92126 33% Very High · this area
  2. 92121 41% Very High
  3. 92128 39% Very High
  4. 92129 53% Very High
  5. 92130 58% Very High
  6. 92131 35% Very High
  7. 92145 38% Very High