ZIP code 93463

Santa Barbara County, including Solvang, Ballard and Santa Ynez

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/93463

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    48% Very High

    Most 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

    17% has burned

    Most recently the 2021 Ballard Fire, which burned 37 acres here, one of 11 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    7% 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 10,388 acres · 9,892 state, 495 local 48%
  2. High 6,284 acres · 5,857 state, 427 local 29%
  3. Moderate 4,270 acres · 3,967 state, 303 local 20%
  4. Non-wildland 760 acres · Local Responsibility Area 3%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 100 acres · Mostly federal land <1%

21,802 acres of land in all, 19,716 in the State Responsibility Area and 1,986 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. 1955 Refugio Fire Of 79,429 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 2,320 acres
  2. 1950 Cobb Ranch Fire 396 acres
  3. 1917 Unnamed fire 311 acres
  4. 2019 Mcmurray Fire Of 355 acres in all 264 acres
  5. 1922 Unnamed fire Of 3,785 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 197 acres
  6. 1925 Refugio Fire Of 485 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 147 acres
  7. 1921 Unnamed fire 127 acres
  8. 2000 Jonata Fire Of 193 acres in all 81 acres
  9. 1994 Jonata Fire 77 acres
  10. 2021 Ballard Fire Cause: Debris burning 37 acres

And 1 smaller fire. In all, 3,616 acres of ZIP code 93463 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 93463

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 93463 48% Very High · this area
  2. 93117 69% Very High
  3. 93427 73% Very High
  4. 93441 38% Very High
  5. 93460 30% Very High