ZIP code 93437

Santa Barbara County, including Vandenberg AFB

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/93437

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1% 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

    39% has burned

    Most recently the 2016 Washington Fire, which burned 224 acres here, one of 35 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    92% 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 360 acres · State Responsibility Area 1%
  2. High 37 acres · State Responsibility Area <1%
  3. Moderate 22 acres · 18 state, 3 local <1%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 31,399 acres · Mostly federal land 99%

31,818 acres of land in all, 415 in the State Responsibility Area and 3 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. 2000 Harris Fire Of 9,330 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 7,712 acres
  2. 1984 Minuteman Fire Of 1,887 acres in all · Cause: Vehicle 1,731 acres
  3. 1941 Unnamed fire 996 acres
  4. 1997 Azalea Fire Of 1,351 acres in all · Cause: Playing with fire 872 acres
  5. 1957 Unnamed fire 859 acres
  6. 1968 Unnamed fire 615 acres
  7. 2009 Highway Fire Cause: Power lines 562 acres
  8. 2016 Washington Fire 224 acres
  9. 1957 Unnamed fire 212 acres
  10. 1940 Unnamed fire 211 acres

And 25 smaller fires. In all, 12,537 acres of ZIP code 93437 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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Communities in ZIP code 93437

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 93437 1% Very High · this area
  2. 93429 52% High · 1% Very High
  3. 93436 39% Very High
  4. 93455 7% Very High