ZIP code 93536

Los Angeles and Kern counties, including Lancaster, Quartz Hill and Lake Hughes

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/93536

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    42% Very High

    Most of the Very High 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

    23% has burned

    Most recently the 2023 Danny Fire, which burned 1,530 acres here, one of 106 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    27% Elevated · 1% 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 69,393 acres · 25,102 state, 44,291 local 42%
  2. High 28,030 acres · 16,166 state, 11,864 local 17%
  3. Moderate 48,924 acres · 3,977 state, 44,947 local 30%
  4. Non-wildland 16,975 acres · Local Responsibility Area 10%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 21 acres · Mostly federal land <1%

163,342 acres of land in all, 45,245 in the State Responsibility Area and 118,076 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. 2013 Powerhouse Fire Of 30,268 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 6,155 acres
  2. 2004 Pine Fire Of 16,272 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 5,644 acres
  3. 1927 Augustine 18 Fire Of 9,157 acres in all 3,977 acres
  4. 1927 Liebre Fire Of 17,957 acres in all 3,459 acres
  5. 1924 Unnamed fire Of 24,239 acres in all 3,448 acres
  6. 2020 Lake Fire Of 30,999 acres in all 3,091 acres
  7. 1993 West Fire 1,963 acres
  8. 2023 Danny Fire 1,530 acres
  9. 1981 Poppy Fire 1,464 acres
  10. 1986 Poppy Fire 1,162 acres

And 96 smaller fires. In all, 37,601 acres of ZIP code 93536 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 93536

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 93536 42% Very High · this area
  2. 93243 83% Very High
  3. 93532 32% Very High
  4. 93534 44% Moderate
  5. 93551 74% Very High
  6. 93560 78% Moderate · 1% High