ZIP code 93426

Monterey and San Luis Obispo counties, including Oak Shores, Lockwood, Lake Nacimiento and others

Search for an address

Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/93426

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    64% 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

    37% has burned

    Most recently the 2025 Point Fire, which burned 2 acres here, one of 62 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    79% 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 95,636 acres · State Responsibility Area 64%
  2. High 30,070 acres · State Responsibility Area 20%
  3. Moderate 2,912 acres · State Responsibility Area 2%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 20,088 acres · Mostly federal land 14%

148,707 acres of land in all, 128,619 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. 1953 Sam Jones Fire Of 35,456 acres in all 25,537 acres
  2. 1942 Unnamed fire Of 20,651 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 18,557 acres
  3. 2016 Chimney Fire Of 46,234 acres in all · Cause: Vehicle 11,640 acres
  4. 1913 Unnamed fire Of 14,588 acres in all 8,633 acres
  5. 1917 Unnamed fire Of 9,354 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 5,919 acres
  6. 1954 Winfield Fire 3,220 acres
  7. 2009 Bryson Fire Cause: Structure fire 2,254 acres
  8. 1992 Jolon Fire Cause: Arson 1,618 acres
  9. 1978 Yost Fire 1,617 acres
  10. 1960 Weferling Fire Of 51,451 acres in all 1,480 acres

And 52 smaller fires. In all, 55,076 acres of ZIP code 93426 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 93426

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 93426 64% Very High · this area
  2. 93446 42% Very High
  3. 93450 66% Very High
  4. 93451 59% Very High
  5. 93932 52% Very High