ZIP code 95658

Placer County, including Newcastle

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/95658

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    8% Very High

    Most 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

    1% has burned

    Most recently the 2008 Ravine Fire, which burned 23 acres here, one of 5 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    77% 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 1,237 acres · 1,237 state, <1 local 8%
  2. High 11,107 acres · 11,104 state, 3 local 73%
  3. Moderate 2,449 acres · 2,449 state, <1 local 16%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 417 acres · Mostly federal land 3%

15,210 acres of land in all, 14,789 in the State Responsibility Area and 3 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. 1931 Unnamed fire Of 9,790 acres in all 46 acres
  2. 2008 Ravine Fire Cause: Equipment use 23 acres
  3. 2007 Auburn Fire Cause: Arson 21 acres
  4. 2008 Gilardi Fire 12 acres
  5. 1950 Beacon Fire Of 407 acres in all 2 acres

In all, 104 acres of ZIP code 95658 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. 95658 8% Very High · this area
  2. 95602 14% Very High
  3. 95603 22% Very High
  4. 95648 33% High · 3% Very High
  5. 95650 42% High · 3% Very High
  6. 95663 44% High
  7. 95664 46% Very High