ZIP code 93265

Tulare County, including Springville, Sequoia Crest, Ponderosa and others

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/93265

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    12% 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

    66% has burned

    Most recently the 2025 Flume Fire, which burned 58 acres here, one of 132 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    99% 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 29,643 acres · State Responsibility Area 12%
  2. High 49,587 acres · State Responsibility Area 20%
  3. Moderate 17,137 acres · State Responsibility Area 7%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 153,137 acres · Mostly federal land 61%

249,505 acres of land in all, 96,368 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. 2020 Castle Fire Of 170,648 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 96,270 acres
  2. 2017 Pier Fire Of 36,619 acres in all · Cause: Arson 24,343 acres
  3. 2011 Lion Fire Of 20,682 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 8,773 acres
  4. 2015 Cabin Seq Fire Of 6,996 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 6,397 acres
  5. 1926 Unnamed fire Cause: Lightning 5,957 acres
  6. 2018 Alder Fire Cause: Lightning 4,653 acres
  7. 2021 Walkers Fire Of 8,779 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 3,579 acres
  8. 2004 Deep Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 3,144 acres
  9. 1934 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 2,896 acres
  10. 2016 Hidden Fire Cause: Lightning 2,768 acres

And 122 smaller fires. In all, 163,781 acres of ZIP code 93265 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

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 93265 12% Very High · this area
  2. 93208 13% Very High
  3. 93221 10% Very High
  4. 93247 22% Moderate · 2% High
  5. 93257 13% Very High
  6. 93262 <1% Very High
  7. 93267 31% Moderate · <1% High
  8. 93271 47% Very High