ZIP code 95005

Santa Cruz County, including Ben Lomond and Brookdale

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/95005

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    70% High · 2% Very High

    All of the 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

    30% has burned

    Most recently the 2021 Bonny Complex, which burned 18 acres here, one of 4 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    >99% 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 179 acres · State Responsibility Area 2%
  2. High 5,308 acres · State Responsibility Area 70%
  3. Moderate 2,072 acres · State Responsibility Area 27%

7,559 acres of land in all, 7,559 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

Fires that burned here

  1. 2020 Czu Lightning Complex Of 86,554 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 1,288 acres
  2. 1959 Newell Creek #2 Fire Of 1,327 acres in all 785 acres
  3. 1954 Newell Creek Fire 166 acres
  4. 2021 Bonny Complex Of 20 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 18 acres

In all, 2,239 acres of ZIP code 95005 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

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Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 95005 70% High · 2% Very High · this area
  2. 95006 32% Very High
  3. 95007 61% Very High
  4. 95017 10% Very High
  5. 95018 73% High
  6. 95033 54% Very High
  7. 95041 100% High
  8. 95060 44% High · 1% Very High
  9. 95066 83% High