ZIP code 93446

San Luis Obispo County, including Paso Robles, Lake Nacimiento, Whitley Gardens and others

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/93446

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    42% 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

    19% has burned

    Most recently the 2025 Estrella Fire, which burned 7 acres here, one of 96 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    46% 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 114,831 acres · State Responsibility Area 42%
  2. High 133,947 acres · 120,539 state, 13,408 local 48%
  3. Moderate 9,854 acres · 6,137 state, 3,718 local 4%
  4. Non-wildland 12,659 acres · Local Responsibility Area 5%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 5,162 acres · Mostly federal land 2%

276,453 acres of land in all, 241,507 in the State Responsibility Area and 29,784 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. 1960 Weferling Fire Of 51,451 acres in all 35,919 acres
  2. 2016 Chimney Fire Of 46,234 acres in all · Cause: Vehicle 31,320 acres
  3. 1953 Sam Jones Fire Of 35,456 acres in all 5,030 acres
  4. 1917 Unnamed fire Of 9,354 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 2,721 acres
  5. 1968 Slayton Fire 1,068 acres
  6. 1984 Bonnheim Fire 1,012 acres
  7. 1979 Hillman Fire 1,004 acres
  8. 1968 Hillman #2 Fire 708 acres
  9. 1986 Chimney Rock Fire Cause: Arson 625 acres
  10. 1981 Mcwillams #2 Fire Cause: Equipment use 588 acres

And 86 smaller fires. In all, 51,191 acres of ZIP code 93446 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. 93446 42% Very High · this area
  2. 93426 64% Very High
  3. 93428 12% Very High
  4. 93432 43% Very High
  5. 93451 59% Very High
  6. 93452 32% Very High
  7. 93461 10% Very High
  8. 93465 22% Very High