ZIP code 92128

San Diego County, including San Diego

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/92128

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    39% 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

    74% has burned

    Most recently the 2007 Witch Fire, which burned 813 acres here, one of 11 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    37% 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 2,952 acres · Local Responsibility Area 39%
  2. High 473 acres · Local Responsibility Area 6%
  3. Moderate 379 acres · Local Responsibility Area 5%
  4. Non-wildland 3,694 acres · Local Responsibility Area 49%

7,497 acres of land in all, 7,497 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

Largest fires

  1. 1967 Unnamed fire Of 29,083 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 3,876 acres
  2. 1943 Unnamed fire Of 40,248 acres in all 2,562 acres
  3. 1944 Unnamed fire Of 1,705 acres in all 1,139 acres
  4. 1980 Assist #138 Fire Of 1,175 acres in all 1,034 acres
  5. 2007 Witch Fire Of 162,070 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 813 acres
  6. 1988 Assist #59(Pomerado) Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 87 acres
  7. 1984 Assist #54 Fire Of 122 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 55 acres
  8. 1944 Unnamed fire Of 1,904 acres in all 14 acres
  9. 1981 Assist #65 Fire Of 217 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 10 acres
  10. 1993 Poway Fire Of 831 acres in all 4 acres

And 1 smaller fire. In all, 5,529 acres of ZIP code 92128 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 92128

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 92128 39% Very High · this area
  2. 92025 58% Very High
  3. 92029 78% Very High
  4. 92064 81% Very High
  5. 92126 33% Very High
  6. 92127 71% Very High
  7. 92129 53% Very High
  8. 92131 35% Very High