ZIP code 92253

Riverside County, including La Quinta and Vista Santa Rosa

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/92253

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    19% Moderate · 5% High

    Most of the Moderate 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

    1% has burned

    An unnamed fire in 1975 burned 131 acres here.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    15% 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. High 1,268 acres · 1,147 state, 121 local 5%
  2. Moderate 4,905 acres · 674 state, 4,230 local 19%
  3. Non-wildland 14,310 acres · Local Responsibility Area 55%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 5,675 acres · Mostly federal land 22%

26,158 acres of land in all, 1,822 in the State Responsibility Area and 18,661 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

Fires that burned here

  1. 1975 Unnamed fire Of 768 acres in all 131 acres

In all, 131 acres of ZIP code 92253 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 92253

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 92253 19% Moderate · 5% High · this area
  2. 92201 No hazard zones
  3. 92203 28% Moderate
  4. 92210 35% High
  5. 92211 11% Moderate
  6. 92236 43% Moderate
  7. 92260 34% Moderate · 1% Very High
  8. 92274 34% Moderate · 1% Very High
  9. 92561 15% Very High