ZIP code 95666

Amador County, including Buckhorn, Amador Pines, Pioneer and others

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/95666

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    43% 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

    26% has burned

    Most recently the 2025 Tiger Fire, which burned 118 acres here, one of 21 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    32% 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.

Land by hazard class

  1. Very High 23,491 acres · State Responsibility Area 43%
  2. High 45 acres · State Responsibility Area <1%
  3. Moderate 1,495 acres · State Responsibility Area 3%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 30,153 acres · Mostly federal land 55%

55,185 acres of land in all, 25,031 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. 1924 Pi Pi-Indian Digging Fire Of 8,948 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 4,506 acres
  2. 2004 Power Fire Of 16,983 acres in all · Cause: Equipment use 3,127 acres
  3. 1917 Unnamed fire Of 10,058 acres in all 2,663 acres
  4. 1959 Unnamed fire 1,378 acres
  5. 2021 Caldor Fire Of 221,786 acres in all 1,113 acres
  6. 1965 P.g. & E. #3 Fire Of 1,570 acres in all 917 acres
  7. 1919 Unnamed fire Of 1,107 acres in all 771 acres
  8. 1919 West Sherman Ck Fire 681 acres
  9. 1927 Unnamed fire Of 308 acres in all 223 acres
  10. 1993 Road Fire Cause: Debris burning 127 acres

And 11 smaller fires. In all, 14,185 acres of ZIP code 95666 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 95666

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 95666 43% Very High · this area
  2. 95255 64% Very High
  3. 95646 3% Moderate · <1% Very High
  4. 95665 92% Very High
  5. 95684 47% Very High
  6. 95689 87% Very High
  7. 95726 42% Very High
  8. 96155 1% High · 1% Very High