ZIP code 95020

Santa Clara County, including Gilroy and San Martin

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/95020

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    25% 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

    7% has burned

    Most recently the 2022 Anzar Fire, which burned 9 acres here, one of 12 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    23% 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 24,048 acres · State Responsibility Area 25%
  2. High 39,261 acres · 36,850 state, 2,410 local 40%
  3. Moderate 14,895 acres · 9,938 state, 4,957 local 15%
  4. Non-wildland 19,504 acres · Local Responsibility Area 20%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 9 acres · Mostly federal land <1%

97,717 acres of land in all, 70,837 in the State Responsibility Area and 26,871 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 Crews Fire Of 5,513 acres in all · Cause: Playing with fire 5,166 acres
  2. 2002 Croy Fire Of 3,007 acres in all · Cause: Equipment use 298 acres
  3. 2008 Hummingbird Fire Of 786 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 262 acres
  4. 2008 White Hurst Fire Cause: Lightning 256 acres
  5. 1989 Squirrel Fire Of 146 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 139 acres
  6. 1980 Wolfe Fire 138 acres
  7. 2018 Bridal Fire 120 acres
  8. 2017 Bally Fire 109 acres
  9. 1997 Redwood Retreat Fire Cause: Vehicle 90 acres
  10. 2000 Redfern Fire 75 acres

And 2 smaller fires. In all, 6,722 acres of ZIP code 95020 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 95020

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 95020 25% Very High · this area
  2. 95004 8% Very High
  3. 95023 44% Very High
  4. 95037 61% Very High
  5. 95045 52% High · 2% Very High
  6. 95046 8% Very High
  7. 95076 5% Very High
  8. 95135 86% Very High