ZIP code 93527

Tulare, Kern and Inyo counties, including Inyokern, Kennedy Meadows and Pearsonville

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/93527

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    15% Moderate · 4% Very High

    Most of the Moderate land is in the Local Responsibility Area, where each city or county adopts the zones CAL FIRE recommends.

  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    20% has burned

    Most recently the 2025 Lake Fire, which burned 1 acre here, one of 16 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    59% 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.

Land by hazard class

  1. Very High 8,929 acres · State Responsibility Area 4%
  2. High 4,280 acres · 3,399 state, 881 local 2%
  3. Moderate 32,561 acres · 1,821 state, 30,740 local 15%
  4. Non-wildland 1,786 acres · Local Responsibility Area 1%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 176,751 acres · Mostly federal land 79%

224,306 acres of land in all, 14,149 in the State Responsibility Area and 33,407 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. 2000 Manter Fire Of 79,223 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 32,109 acres
  2. 2024 Long Fire Of 9,204 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 8,927 acres
  3. 2008 Clover Fire Of 15,789 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 2,019 acres
  4. 2016 Chimney Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 1,324 acres
  5. 2003 Michaels Fire 389 acres
  6. 1972 Long Fire Of 1,201 acres in all · Cause: Campfire 322 acres
  7. 1957 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 215 acres
  8. 1931 Unnamed fire Of 176 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 174 acres
  9. 1914 Unnamed fire Of 139 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 125 acres
  10. 2011 Bloom Fire Cause: Lightning 114 acres

And 6 smaller fires. In all, 44,466 acres of ZIP code 93527 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 93527

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 93527 15% Moderate · 4% Very High · this area
  2. 93255 4% Very High
  3. 93283 11% Very High
  4. 93549 28% Moderate · <1% Very High
  5. 93554 19% Moderate · <1% High
  6. 93555 26% Moderate · 1% High