ZIP code 93257

Tulare County, including Porterville, East Porterville, Poplar-Cotton Center and others

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/93257

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    13% Very High

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

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  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    22% has burned

    Most recently the 2025 Springs Fire, which burned 220 acres here, one of 124 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    66% 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.

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Land by hazard class

  1. Very High 32,019 acres · State Responsibility Area 13%
  2. High 30,040 acres · 29,663 state, 377 local 12%
  3. Moderate 54,005 acres · 50,829 state, 3,175 local 22%
  4. Non-wildland 70,721 acres · Local Responsibility Area 29%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 58,387 acres · Mostly federal land 24%

245,172 acres of land in all, 112,512 in the State Responsibility Area and 74,273 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. 2021 Windy Fire Of 97,528 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 19,364 acres
  2. 2017 Pier Fire Of 36,619 acres in all · Cause: Arson 8,558 acres
  3. 1996 Chalolo #1 Fire Cause: Arson 2,667 acres
  4. 2017 Roadrunner Fire Cause: Arson 2,283 acres
  5. 2017 Hawk Fire Of 2,941 acres in all · Cause: Equipment use 2,120 acres
  6. 1979 Cow Fire Cause: Playing with fire 1,544 acres
  7. 1979 Taylor Fire 1,498 acres
  8. 2006 Coyote Fire Cause: Lightning 1,358 acres
  9. 2021 Nettle Fire 1,264 acres
  10. 1917 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 1,153 acres

And 114 smaller fires. In all, 53,473 acres of ZIP code 93257 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

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Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 93257 13% Very High · this area
  2. 93207 21% Very High
  3. 93208 13% Very High
  4. 93218 50% Moderate
  5. 93226 40% Very High
  6. 93256 1% Moderate
  7. 93258 No hazard zones
  8. 93260 52% Very High
  9. 93265 12% Very High
  10. 93267 31% Moderate · <1% High
  11. 93270 17% Moderate · 1% High
  12. 93272 1% Moderate
  13. 93274 <1% Moderate