ZIP code 93908

Monterey County, including Marina and Salinas

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/93908

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    21% 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

    19% has burned

    Most recently the 2024 Barn Fire, which burned 7 acres here, one of 23 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    58% 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 33,232 acres · 31,926 state, 1,306 local 21%
  2. High 50,056 acres · 49,233 state, 823 local 32%
  3. Moderate 25,709 acres · 15,734 state, 9,976 local 16%
  4. Non-wildland 39,549 acres · Local Responsibility Area 25%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 7,527 acres · Mostly federal land 5%

156,073 acres of land in all, 96,892 in the State Responsibility Area and 51,654 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. 2020 River Fire Of 50,214 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 22,338 acres
  2. 1950 Bluerock Fire Of 4,309 acres in all 4,262 acres
  3. 1950 Quail Creek Fire Of 1,248 acres in all 1,115 acres
  4. 2003 Eucalyptus Fire Of 820 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 802 acres
  5. 1953 Buena Vista Fire 740 acres
  6. 1970 Los Laureles Fire 627 acres
  7. 1964 Pine Canyon Fire 482 acres
  8. 1997 Eucalyptus Fire Of 264 acres in all · Cause: Escaped prescribed burn 261 acres
  9. 2014 Encinal Fire Cause: Escaped prescribed burn 190 acres
  10. 1956 Corral De Tierra Fire Of 245 acres in all 168 acres

And 13 smaller fires. In all, 30,100 acres of ZIP code 93908 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

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Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 93908 21% Very High · this area
  2. 93901 4% Moderate
  3. 93905 13% Moderate
  4. 93906 6% Moderate · 1% High
  5. 93907 24% High
  6. 93924 28% Very High
  7. 93925 20% Very High
  8. 93926 7% Very High
  9. 93927 46% Very High
  10. 93933 19% High · 1% Very High
  11. 93940 43% Very High
  12. 93955 13% High · 5% Very High
  13. 93960 44% Very High
  14. 93962 No hazard zones
  15. 95012 5% High
  16. 95023 44% Very High
  17. 95039 7% High
  18. 95045 52% High · 2% Very High