ZIP code 95720

El Dorado County

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/95720

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    14% 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

    42% has burned

    Most recently the 2021 Caldor Fire, which burned 33,012 acres here, one of 43 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    78% 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.

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Land by hazard class

  1. Very High 14,303 acres · State Responsibility Area 14%
  2. High 1,023 acres · State Responsibility Area 1%
  3. Moderate 1 acres · State Responsibility Area <1%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 84,659 acres · Mostly federal land 85%

99,986 acres of land in all, 15,327 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. 2021 Caldor Fire Of 221,786 acres in all 33,012 acres
  2. 1932 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 7,436 acres
  3. 2004 Freds Fire Of 7,558 acres in all · Cause: Equipment use 5,548 acres
  4. 1973 Pilliken Fire Of 10,316 acres in all · Cause: Arson 3,266 acres
  5. 1959 Ice House(Usfs #8) Fire Of 19,099 acres in all 2,493 acres
  6. 2019 Caples Fire Of 3,442 acres in all · Cause: Debris burning 2,238 acres
  7. 1992 Cleveland Fire Of 22,519 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,167 acres
  8. 1981 Wrights Fire Of 3,843 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,030 acres
  9. 2013 Kyburz Fire Of 571 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 492 acres
  10. 2011 Long Fire Cause: Lightning 483 acres

And 33 smaller fires. In all, 42,320 acres of ZIP code 95720 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. 95720 14% Very High · this area
  2. 95726 42% Very High
  3. 95735 1% Very High
  4. 96150 14% Very High
  5. 96155 1% High · 1% Very High