ZIP code 95461

Lake County, including Hidden Valley Lake and Middletown

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/95461

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    89% 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

    76% has burned

    Most recently the 2021 Mustang Fire, which burned 7 acres here, one of 29 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    64% 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 69,809 acres · State Responsibility Area 89%
  2. High 2,443 acres · State Responsibility Area 3%
  3. Moderate 1,403 acres · State Responsibility Area 2%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 4,889 acres · Mostly federal land 6%

78,544 acres of land in all, 73,655 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. 2015 Valley Fire Of 76,085 acres in all 50,927 acres
  2. 2020 Hennessey Fire Of 305,352 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 6,767 acres
  3. 1947 Unnamed fire Of 6,399 acres in all 5,751 acres
  4. 2000 Hidden Fire Cause: Equipment use 3,960 acres
  5. 1950 Seigler Canyon Fire Of 7,243 acres in all 2,178 acres
  6. 1951 Mary Bowcher Fire Of 3,447 acres in all 1,156 acres
  7. 1951 Whispering Pine Fire Of 1,612 acres in all 1,109 acres
  8. 1979 Seigler Fire Of 1,225 acres in all 1,038 acres
  9. 1947 Unnamed fire Of 8,462 acres in all 748 acres
  10. 1952 Mirabel Springs Fire 731 acres

And 19 smaller fires. In all, 59,740 acres of ZIP code 95461 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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Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 95461 89% Very High · this area
  2. 94515 76% Very High
  3. 94558 56% Very High
  4. 94567 70% Very High
  5. 95425 86% Very High
  6. 95426 98% Very High
  7. 95441 78% Very High
  8. 95448 44% Very High
  9. 95451 74% Very High
  10. 95457 67% Very High
  11. 95467 76% Very High