ZIP code 95228

Calaveras County, including Copperopolis

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/95228

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    33% 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

    32% has burned

    Most recently the 2025 2-8 Fire, which burned 1,340 acres here, one of 27 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    88% 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.

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Land by hazard class

  1. Very High 19,483 acres · State Responsibility Area 33%
  2. High 39,730 acres · State Responsibility Area 67%
  3. Moderate 29 acres · State Responsibility Area <1%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 79 acres · Mostly federal land <1%

59,321 acres of land in all, 59,242 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

Largest fires

  1. 2024 Aero Fire Of 5,285 acres in all · Cause: Equipment use 4,846 acres
  2. 1958 Hiway 4 #5 Fire 4,745 acres
  3. 2004 Cooper Fire Cause: Vehicle 3,441 acres
  4. 1994 Copper #8 Fire Of 1,914 acres in all · Cause: Vehicle 1,599 acres
  5. 2025 2-8 Fire Cause: Lightning 1,340 acres
  6. 2020 Salt Fire Of 1,594 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,316 acres
  7. 1972 Snow Ranch Fire 1,266 acres
  8. 1994 Copper #1 Fire Cause: Vehicle 1,143 acres
  9. 1953 P.g.&E. #4 Fire 797 acres
  10. 1957 Mitchell Fire Of 817 acres in all 769 acres

And 17 smaller fires. In all, 18,794 acres of ZIP code 95228 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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Communities in ZIP code 95228

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 95228 33% Very High · this area
  2. 95222 52% Very High
  3. 95230 54% High · 5% Very High
  4. 95327 21% Very High
  5. 95361 33% High · <1% Very High