ZIP code 93643

Madera County, including North Fork

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/93643

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    11% Very High

    All 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

    93% has burned

    Most recently the 2023 King Fire, which burned 118 acres here, one of 78 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    30% 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 11,105 acres · State Responsibility Area 11%
  2. High 13,004 acres · State Responsibility Area 13%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 73,524 acres · Mostly federal land 75%

97,633 acres of land in all, 24,109 of it in the State Responsibility Area. 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. 2020 Creek Fire Of 379,842 acres in all 56,882 acres
  2. 1922 Unnamed fire Of 25,017 acres in all 22,123 acres
  3. 1911 Unnamed fire Of 11,239 acres in all 9,753 acres
  4. 1923 Unnamed fire Of 24,116 acres in all 7,214 acres
  5. 1916 Unnamed fire 6,240 acres
  6. 2015 Willow Fire Of 5,701 acres in all · Cause: Playing with fire 5,127 acres
  7. 1924 Unnamed fire Of 5,203 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 5,052 acres
  8. 1939 Unnamed fire Of 35,335 acres in all 4,686 acres
  9. 1936 Unnamed fire Of 10,674 acres in all 4,203 acres
  10. 2001 North Fork Fire Of 4,131 acres in all · Cause: Equipment use 3,879 acres

And 68 smaller fires. In all, 90,957 acres of ZIP code 93643 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 93643

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 93643 11% Very High · this area
  2. 93602 23% Very High
  3. 93604 7% Very High
  4. 93614 43% Very High
  5. 93644 14% Very High
  6. 93645 62% Very High
  7. 93664 22% Very High
  8. 93669 18% Very High