ZIP code 95459

Mendocino County, including Manchester

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/95459

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    70% High · <1% 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

    17% has burned

    Most recently the 2008 Cliff Ridge Fire, which burned 34 acres here, one of 9 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    83% 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.

Land by hazard class

  1. Very High 116 acres · State Responsibility Area <1%
  2. High 26,657 acres · State Responsibility Area 70%
  3. Moderate 10,733 acres · State Responsibility Area 28%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 483 acres · Mostly federal land 1%

37,989 acres of land in all, 37,506 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. 2008 Cowshed Lightning Fire Of 4,466 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 4,364 acres
  2. 1949 J. Biaggi Fire 1,099 acres
  3. 2008 Jacks Fire Of 729 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 276 acres
  4. 1954 Bojock Lbr. Co. #2 Fire Of 296 acres in all 270 acres
  5. 1952 Piper Escape #2 Fire 246 acres
  6. 1946 Diamantime Fire 176 acres
  7. 1949 Lookout Ranch Fire Of 94 acres in all 90 acres
  8. 2008 Cliff Ridge Fire Of 4,658 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 34 acres
  9. 2008 Sugarloaf Fire Of 6,928 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 8 acres

In all, 6,464 acres of ZIP code 95459 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 95459

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 95459 70% High · <1% Very High · this area
  2. 95432 56% High · 1% Very High
  3. 95466 17% Very High
  4. 95468 78% High · 2% Very High
  5. 95494 36% Very High