ZIP code 95944

Sierra County, including Goodyears Bar

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/95944

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    20% 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

    8% has burned

    Most recently an unnamed fire in 1960, which burned 48 acres here, one of 5 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    100% 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 1,210 acres · State Responsibility Area 20%
  2. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 4,816 acres · Mostly federal land 80%

6,026 acres of land in all, 1,210 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. 1959 Unnamed fire Of 18,522 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 202 acres
  2. 1917 Unnamed fire Of 166 acres in all 110 acres
  3. 1924 Unnamed fire Of 4,068 acres in all 99 acres
  4. 1960 Unnamed fire Cause: Lightning 48 acres
  5. 1947 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 25 acres

In all, 484 acres of ZIP code 95944 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 95944

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 95944 20% Very High · this area
  2. 95910 28% Very High
  3. 95936 23% Very High