ZIP code 95928

Butte County, including Durham, Butte Creek Canyon, Chico and others

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/95928

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    20% 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

    29% has burned

    Most recently the 2024 Centerville Fire, which burned 62 acres here, one of 29 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    11% 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 18,522 acres · 16,631 state, 1,891 local 20%
  2. High 16,273 acres · 11,990 state, 4,283 local 17%
  3. Moderate 4,864 acres · 21 state, 4,843 local 5%
  4. Non-wildland 51,111 acres · Local Responsibility Area 54%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 3,748 acres · Mostly federal land 4%

94,518 acres of land in all, 28,643 in the State Responsibility Area and 62,127 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

Largest fires

  1. 2018 Camp Fire Of 153,336 acres in all · Cause: Power lines 22,341 acres
  2. 1999 Doe Mill Fire Of 10,857 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 9,984 acres
  3. 2008 Humboldt Fire Of 23,344 acres in all · Cause: Arson 8,380 acres
  4. 1984 Bidwell Fire Of 6,192 acres in all 5,827 acres
  5. 2002 Skyway Fire Of 2,141 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 1,177 acres
  6. 1992 Burton Fire Of 5,915 acres in all · Cause: Equipment use 1,143 acres
  7. 2018 Stoney Fire 951 acres
  8. 1973 Hwy 32/Santos Fire 740 acres
  9. 2007 Honey Fire Cause: Power lines 726 acres
  10. 1992 Maidu Fire Of 750 acres in all 658 acres

And 19 smaller fires. In all, 27,537 acres of ZIP code 95928 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 95928

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 95928 20% Very High · this area
  2. 95920 2% Moderate · 1% High
  3. 95926 2% High
  4. 95929 No hazard zones
  5. 95938 8% High
  6. 95942 76% Very High
  7. 95943 1% High
  8. 95951 No hazard zones
  9. 95954 73% Very High
  10. 95969 75% Very High
  11. 95973 41% Very High