ZIP code 94514

Contra Costa and Alameda counties, including Byron

Search for an address

Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/94514

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    60% High

    Most of the High land is in the State Responsibility Area, where the State Fire Marshal's zones apply.

    Open map

  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    9% has burned

    Most recently the 2022 Camino Fire, which burned 19 acres here, one of 15 fires on record.

    Open map

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    14% 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.

    Open map

Land by hazard class

  1. High 11,516 acres · 11,239 state, 276 local 60%
  2. Moderate 1,010 acres · 88 state, 922 local 5%
  3. Non-wildland 6,464 acres · Local Responsibility Area 33%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 342 acres · Mostly federal land 2%

19,332 acres of land in all, 11,327 in the State Responsibility Area and 7,662 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. 1970 Vaquero Fire Of 551 acres in all 533 acres
  2. 2005 Airport_vasco Fire Cause: Vehicle 348 acres
  3. 1995 Costa #2 Fire Of 532 acres in all 248 acres
  4. 1986 Camino Diablo Fire Of 322 acres in all · Cause: Equipment use 127 acres
  5. 2010 Diablo Fire Of 459 acres in all 122 acres
  6. 1992 Flowind Fire Of 812 acres in all · Cause: Equipment use 116 acres
  7. 1998 Vaqueros Fire Cause: Power lines 61 acres
  8. 1998 Byron Fire Cause: Power lines 55 acres
  9. 1998 Bruns Fire Of 100 acres in all · Cause: Power lines 26 acres
  10. 2022 Camino Fire 19 acres

And 5 smaller fires. In all, 1,645 acres of ZIP code 94514 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 94514

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 94514 60% High · this area
  2. 94505 2% Moderate
  3. 94513 9% Very High
  4. 94551 10% Very High
  5. 95391 61% High