ZIP code 93501

Kern County, including Mojave, California City and Rosamond

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/93501

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    22% High · 1% Very High

    Most of the 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

    18% has burned

    Most recently the 2025 Willow Fire, which burned 8 acres here, one of 46 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    26% 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 2,120 acres · State Responsibility Area 1%
  2. High 31,125 acres · 30,935 state, 190 local 22%
  3. Moderate 78,324 acres · 18,187 state, 60,137 local 55%
  4. Non-wildland 2,978 acres · Local Responsibility Area 2%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 27,607 acres · Mostly federal land 19%

142,154 acres of land in all, 51,241 in the State Responsibility Area and 63,305 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. 2007 White Fire Of 12,432 acres in all · Cause: Equipment use 10,539 acres
  2. 2011 Canyon Fire Of 14,585 acres in all · Cause: Aircraft 7,800 acres
  3. 1996 White Oak Fire Of 7,181 acres in all · Cause: Arson 2,466 acres
  4. 1995 Lopez Fire Of 1,924 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 1,579 acres
  5. 2024 West Fire 1,562 acres
  6. 2006 Energy Fire Cause: Equipment use 780 acres
  7. 2004 West Fire Cause: Arson 567 acres
  8. 2004 Rocky Fire Cause: Vehicle 466 acres
  9. 2012 Sand Fire Of 1,428 acres in all 465 acres
  10. 2003 Backus Fire Cause: Lightning 444 acres

And 36 smaller fires. In all, 25,566 acres of ZIP code 93501 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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Communities in ZIP code 93501

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 93501 22% High · 1% Very High · this area
  2. 93505 85% Moderate
  3. 93519 9% High
  4. 93523 45% Moderate
  5. 93560 78% Moderate · 1% High
  6. 93561 59% Very High