ZIP code 93451

Monterey and San Luis Obispo counties, including San Miguel

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/93451

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    59% 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

    13% has burned

    Most recently the 2025 Salt Fire, which burned 24 acres here, one of 54 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    60% 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 168,386 acres · State Responsibility Area 59%
  2. High 103,189 acres · 102,941 state, 248 local 36%
  3. Moderate 8,131 acres · 7,955 state, 176 local 3%
  4. Non-wildland 349 acres · Local Responsibility Area <1%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 6,277 acres · Mostly federal land 2%

286,332 acres of land in all, 279,282 in the State Responsibility Area and 772 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. 2006 Rico Fire Of 14,509 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 12,897 acres
  2. 1955 Goat Canyon Fire 4,986 acres
  3. 2017 Garza Fire Of 48,887 acres in all · Cause: Vehicle 3,796 acres
  4. 1986 Lowes Fire 2,852 acres
  5. 1981 Root #2 Fire Cause: Equipment use 1,873 acres
  6. 1979 Tomason #2 Fire 1,861 acres
  7. 2017 Parkfield Fire Cause: Power lines 1,819 acres
  8. 1968 Von Dollen Fire 1,445 acres
  9. 1961 Lyles #2 Fire Of 1,250 acres in all 1,217 acres
  10. 1971 Slack Canyon Fire 852 acres

And 44 smaller fires. In all, 38,529 acres of ZIP code 93451 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. 93451 59% Very High · this area
  2. 93210 31% Very High
  3. 93426 64% Very High
  4. 93446 42% Very High
  5. 93450 66% Very High
  6. 93461 10% Very High