ZIP code 95701

Placer County, including Alta

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/95701

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    82% 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

    35% has burned

    Most recently the 1961 Green Valley Fire, which burned 525 acres here, one of 11 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    96% 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 16,607 acres · State Responsibility Area 82%
  2. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 3,749 acres · Mostly federal land 18%

20,356 acres of land in all, 16,607 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. 1919 Unnamed fire 1,700 acres
  2. 1924 Unnamed fire Of 1,770 acres in all 1,635 acres
  3. 1959 Madonna #2 Fire Of 3,164 acres in all 1,440 acres
  4. 1913 Unnamed fire 1,273 acres
  5. 1961 Green Valley Fire 525 acres
  6. 1910 Unnamed fire 485 acres
  7. 1919 Unnamed fire Of 611 acres in all 261 acres
  8. 1931 Unnamed fire Of 392 acres in all 162 acres
  9. 1919 Unnamed fire Of 787 acres in all 155 acres
  10. 1960 Volcano Fire Of 42,596 acres in all · Cause: Smoking 4 acres

And 1 smaller fire. In all, 7,044 acres of ZIP code 95701 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. 95701 82% Very High · this area
  2. 95631 38% Very High
  3. 95714 90% Very High
  4. 95715 43% Very High
  5. 95717 53% Very High
  6. 95959 59% Very High