ZIP code 95735

El Dorado County

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/95735

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1% 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

    56% has burned

    Most recently the 2021 Caldor Fire, which burned 15,061 acres here, one of 8 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    30% 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 163 acres · State Responsibility Area 1%
  2. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 28,449 acres · Mostly federal land 99%

28,612 acres of land in all, 163 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

Fires that burned here

  1. 2021 Caldor Fire Of 221,786 acres in all 15,061 acres
  2. 1981 Wrights Fire Of 3,843 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 2,813 acres
  3. 1916 Unnamed fire 773 acres
  4. 1929 Unnamed fire Of 806 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 748 acres
  5. 1924 Upper Desolation Val Fire Of 143 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 139 acres
  6. 1932 Unnamed fire Of 7,481 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 45 acres
  7. 2017 Forni Fire 12 acres
  8. 1988 Unnamed fire Cause: Lightning 11 acres

In all, 15,973 acres of ZIP code 95735 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. 95735 1% Very High · this area
  2. 95720 14% Very High
  3. 95721 6% High · 4% Very High
  4. 96150 14% Very High
  5. 96155 1% High · 1% Very High