ZIP code 93461

San Luis Obispo and Kern counties, including Shandon

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/93461

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    10% 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

    8% has burned

    Most recently the 2025 Bitter Fire, which burned 1,664 acres here, one of 71 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    2% 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 18,189 acres · State Responsibility Area 10%
  2. High 164,778 acres · 160,533 state, 4,245 local 87%
  3. Moderate 2,511 acres · 1,779 state, 731 local 1%
  4. Non-wildland 2,136 acres · Local Responsibility Area 1%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 1,269 acres · Mostly federal land 1%

188,882 acres of land in all, 180,502 in the State Responsibility Area and 7,111 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. 2002 Davis Fire 2,118 acres
  2. 2019 Mcmillian Fire Cause: Equipment use 1,764 acres
  3. 2025 Bitter Fire Cause: Equipment use 1,664 acres
  4. 2019 Gillis Fire Cause: Equipment use 977 acres
  5. 1987 Slu-966 Fire Cause: Equipment use 799 acres
  6. 1987 Slu 1848 Fire Cause: Equipment use 662 acres
  7. 1968 Brown Fire 602 acres
  8. 1963 Jack Ranch Fire 595 acres
  9. 1968 Upton Canyon Fire Of 2,673 acres in all 544 acres
  10. 1973 County Line Fire Of 4,035 acres in all 481 acres

And 61 smaller fires. In all, 14,590 acres of ZIP code 93461 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. 93461 10% Very High · this area
  2. 93249 34% High
  3. 93432 43% Very High
  4. 93446 42% Very High
  5. 93451 59% Very High
  6. 93453 23% Very High