ZIP code 93930

Monterey and San Benito counties, including King City, Pine Canyon and San Lucas

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/93930

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    45% 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

    25% has burned

    Most recently the 2025 Airline Fire, which burned 42 acres here, one of 55 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    31% 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 99,923 acres · 99,425 state, 498 local 45%
  2. High 64,877 acres · 62,981 state, 1,897 local 29%
  3. Moderate 23,408 acres · 13,408 state, 10,000 local 10%
  4. Non-wildland 30,513 acres · Local Responsibility Area 14%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 4,812 acres · Mostly federal land 2%

223,533 acres of land in all, 175,814 in the State Responsibility Area and 42,907 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. 1985 Cherry Fire Of 40,642 acres in all · Cause: Arson 24,972 acres
  2. 1942 Unnamed fire Of 19,417 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 12,016 acres
  3. 1951 Kent Canyon Fire Of 6,754 acres in all 4,181 acres
  4. 2019 Lonoak Fire Cause: Power lines 2,518 acres
  5. 1950 Echenique Fire 2,293 acres
  6. 1971 P.g.&E. #10 Fire 2,272 acres
  7. 1982 Cognina Fire Cause: Arson 2,056 acres
  8. 1979 Freeman Flat Fire 1,345 acres
  9. 2018 Airline Fire Of 1,313 acres in all · Cause: Power lines 1,256 acres
  10. 1959 Carter Fire Of 1,198 acres in all 1,185 acres

And 45 smaller fires. In all, 54,876 acres of ZIP code 93930 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. 93930 45% Very High · this area
  2. 93450 66% Very High
  3. 93927 46% Very High
  4. 93932 52% Very High
  5. 93954 47% Very High
  6. 93960 44% Very High
  7. 95043 59% Very High