ZIP code 95340

Merced County, including Merced, Tuttle and Bear Creek

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/95340

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    39% Moderate · 4% High

    Most of the Moderate land is in the Local Responsibility Area, where each city or county adopts the zones CAL FIRE recommends.

  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    <1% has burned

    The 1992 La Paloma Fire burned 36 acres here.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    Not elevated

    Outside the CPUC High Fire-Threat District, though a shutoff can still reach homes whose lines run through it.

Land by hazard class

  1. High 1,226 acres · 1,207 state, 19 local 4%
  2. Moderate 13,297 acres · 3,327 state, 9,971 local 39%
  3. Non-wildland 19,209 acres · Local Responsibility Area 57%

33,732 acres of land in all, 4,534 in the State Responsibility Area and 29,198 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. 1992 La Paloma Fire Of 2,517 acres in all 36 acres

In all, 36 acres of ZIP code 95340 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 95340

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 95340 39% Moderate · 4% High · this area
  2. 95333 14% High
  3. 95341 14% Moderate
  4. 95348 48% Moderate
  5. 95365 1% Moderate
  6. 95369 41% High · 5% Very High