ZIP code 95685

Amador County, including Sutter Creek, Martell and Drytown

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/95685

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    72% 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

    61% has burned

    Most recently the 1993 Volcano Fire, which burned 18 acres here, one of 3 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    96% 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 18,500 acres · 17,724 state, 776 local 72%
  2. High 5,908 acres · 5,050 state, 857 local 23%
  3. Moderate 274 acres · 240 state, 34 local 1%
  4. Non-wildland 34 acres · Local Responsibility Area <1%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 872 acres · Mostly federal land 3%

25,587 acres of land in all, 23,014 in the State Responsibility Area and 1,701 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. 1961 Rancheria Fire Of 34,104 acres in all 15,513 acres
  2. 1961 Sutter Creek Fire Of 966 acres in all 242 acres
  3. 1993 Volcano Fire Cause: Power lines 18 acres

In all, 15,592 acres of ZIP code 95685 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. 95685 72% Very High · this area
  2. 95601 88% Very High
  3. 95629 57% Very High
  4. 95640 40% Very High
  5. 95642 60% Very High
  6. 95665 92% Very High
  7. 95669 25% Very High
  8. 95689 87% Very High
  9. 95699 19% Very High