ZIP code 93226

Kern County, including Glennville

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/93226

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    40% Very High

    All of the Very High land is in the State Responsibility Area, where the State Fire Marshal's zones apply.

  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    11% has burned

    Most recently the 2023 Rancho Fire, which burned 2 acres here, one of 15 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    100% 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 19,478 acres · State Responsibility Area 40%
  2. High 24,439 acres · State Responsibility Area 50%
  3. Moderate 1,335 acres · State Responsibility Area 3%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 3,401 acres · Mostly federal land 7%

48,653 acres of land in all, 45,252 of it in the State 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. 1928 Unnamed fire Of 1,879 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,758 acres
  2. 2016 Cedar Fire Of 29,101 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,276 acres
  3. 2005 Blue Fire 775 acres
  4. 2011 Blue Fire Cause: Lightning 560 acres
  5. 2011 Old Fire Cause: Lightning 408 acres
  6. 2011 Stage Fire Of 1,130 acres in all · Cause: Equipment use 244 acres
  7. 2018 River_7 Fire Of 496 acres in all 166 acres
  8. 1946 Unnamed fire Of 1,566 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 161 acres
  9. 1960 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 133 acres
  10. 1917 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 64 acres

And 5 smaller fires. In all, 5,545 acres of ZIP code 93226 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 93226

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 93226 40% Very High · this area
  2. 93257 13% Very High
  3. 93260 52% Very High
  4. 93287 20% High · 2% Very High
  5. 93308 16% Very High