ZIP code 95494

Mendocino County

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/95494

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    36% Very High

    All of the Very 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 Sugarloaf Fire, which burned 2 acres here, one of 14 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    100% 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 28,716 acres · State Responsibility Area 36%
  2. High 50,078 acres · State Responsibility Area 63%
  3. Moderate 982 acres · State Responsibility Area 1%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 2 acres · Mostly federal land <1%

79,777 acres of land in all, 79,775 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. 1950 Rancheria Creek Fire Of 6,515 acres in all 3,422 acres
  2. 1945 Yorkville Fire Of 3,874 acres in all 3,348 acres
  3. 1945 Leach Fire 2,880 acres
  4. 1945 Ames Ranch Fire 2,149 acres
  5. 1949 Haanlon Fire 775 acres
  6. 1944 Haines Fire 334 acres
  7. 1950 Yorkville Ranch Fire 296 acres
  8. 1979 Hanes #2 Fire 286 acres
  9. 1951 Roadside #21 Fire 200 acres
  10. 1959 Kelly Fire Of 5,371 acres in all 155 acres

And 4 smaller fires. In all, 13,285 acres of ZIP code 95494 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

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 95494 36% Very High · this area
  2. 95412 20% Very High
  3. 95415 59% Very High
  4. 95425 86% Very High
  5. 95441 78% Very High
  6. 95445 11% Very High
  7. 95449 91% Very High
  8. 95459 70% High · <1% Very High
  9. 95466 17% Very High
  10. 95468 78% High · 2% Very High