ZIP code 92131

San Diego County, including San Diego

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/92131

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    35% 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.

  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    92% has burned

    Most recently the 2003 Cedar Fire, which burned 20,180 acres here, one of 25 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    80% Elevated · 2% Extreme

    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 8,658 acres · 122 state, 8,536 local 35%
  2. High 908 acres · Local Responsibility Area 4%
  3. Moderate 582 acres · Local Responsibility Area 2%
  4. Non-wildland 617 acres · Local Responsibility Area 2%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 14,092 acres · Mostly federal land 57%

24,858 acres of land in all, 122 in the State Responsibility Area and 10,644 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 20,180 acres
  2. 1943 Unnamed fire Of 3,577 acres in all 3,424 acres
  3. 1950 Sycamore Canyon Fire 3,142 acres
  4. 1981 Assist #59 Fire Of 7,311 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 2,721 acres
  5. 1945 Unnamed fire 2,139 acres
  6. 1995 Sycamore Fire 2,116 acres
  7. 1944 Unnamed fire Of 1,904 acres in all 1,537 acres
  8. 1987 Assist #79 Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 1,493 acres
  9. 1910 Unnamed fire Of 1,315 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,294 acres
  10. 1939 Unnamed fire Of 1,211 acres in all 812 acres

And 15 smaller fires. In all, 22,924 acres of ZIP code 92131 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 92131

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 92131 35% Very High · this area
  2. 92040 62% Very High
  3. 92064 81% Very High
  4. 92071 61% Very High
  5. 92123 17% Very High
  6. 92124 70% Very High
  7. 92126 33% Very High
  8. 92128 39% Very High
  9. 92129 53% Very High
  10. 92145 38% Very High