ZIP code 93460

Santa Barbara County, including Santa Ynez, Ballard and Los Olivos

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/93460

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    30% 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

    67% has burned

    Most recently the 2024 Lake Fire, which burned 9,948 acres here, one of 54 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    44% Extreme

    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 42,607 acres · State Responsibility Area 30%
  2. High 13,303 acres · State Responsibility Area 9%
  3. Moderate 11,235 acres · State Responsibility Area 8%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 73,730 acres · Mostly federal land 52%

140,874 acres of land in all, 67,144 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. 2007 Zaca Fire Of 240,359 acres in all · Cause: Equipment use 48,794 acres
  2. 1923 Unnamed fire Of 41,345 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 32,312 acres
  3. 1993 Marre Fire Of 43,822 acres in all · Cause: Smoking 21,419 acres
  4. 2024 Lake Fire Of 38,610 acres in all 9,948 acres
  5. 1923 Unnamed fire Of 61,896 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 7,670 acres
  6. 1921 Unnamed fire Of 10,437 acres in all 7,486 acres
  7. 1966 Wellman Fire Of 97,118 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 6,936 acres
  8. 2016 Rey Fire Of 32,580 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 5,273 acres
  9. 1927 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 3,409 acres
  10. 1950 San Marcos Fire Of 10,690 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 3,119 acres

And 44 smaller fires. In all, 94,725 acres of ZIP code 93460 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 93460

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 93460 30% Very High · this area
  2. 93105 27% Very High
  3. 93117 69% Very High
  4. 93441 38% Very High
  5. 93463 48% Very High