ZIP code 95120

Santa Clara County, including San Jose

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/95120

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    17% Very High

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

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  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    18% has burned

    Most recently the 2016 Loma Fire, which burned 133 acres here, one of 7 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    28% 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.

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Land by hazard class

  1. Very High 4,205 acres · State Responsibility Area 17%
  2. High 14,776 acres · 10,355 state, 4,422 local 58%
  3. Moderate 2,742 acres · 1,744 state, 998 local 11%
  4. Non-wildland 3,651 acres · Local Responsibility Area 14%

25,374 acres of land in all, 16,304 in the State Responsibility Area and 9,070 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

Fires that burned here

  1. 1961 Austrian Gulch Fire Of 9,071 acres in all 3,080 acres
  2. 1989 Pg & E #2 Fire 583 acres
  3. 1988 Almaden Fire Of 393 acres in all · Cause: Equipment use 388 acres
  4. 1989 P.g.&E. #2 Fire Of 304 acres in all 181 acres
  5. 2016 Loma Fire Of 4,474 acres in all 133 acres
  6. 1998 Curie Fire Of 321 acres in all · Cause: Arson 128 acres
  7. 1985 Lexington Fire Of 13,128 acres in all · Cause: Arson 11 acres

In all, 4,477 acres of ZIP code 95120 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 95120

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 95120 17% Very High · this area
  2. 95013 14% High
  3. 95030 47% Very High
  4. 95032 14% Very High
  5. 95033 54% Very High
  6. 95037 61% Very High
  7. 95118 No hazard zones
  8. 95119 20% High
  9. 95123 8% Moderate
  10. 95124 1% High
  11. 95139 10% High