ZIP code 95946

Nevada County, including Lake Wildwood and Penn Valley

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/95946

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    42% 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

    51% has burned

    Most recently the 2017 China Fire, which burned 14 acres here, one of 8 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    90% 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 12,399 acres · State Responsibility Area 42%
  2. High 15,289 acres · State Responsibility Area 52%
  3. Moderate 893 acres · State Responsibility Area 3%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 593 acres · Mostly federal land 2%

29,174 acres of land in all, 28,581 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. 1988 49'Er Fire Of 36,343 acres in all · Cause: Debris burning 13,961 acres
  2. 1976 Keystone Fire 896 acres
  3. 1953 Camp Beale #5 Fire 881 acres
  4. 2007 Mooney Fire 49 acres
  5. 2017 China Fire Cause: Power lines 14 acres
  6. 2008 Del Fire Cause: Power lines 14 acres
  7. 1994 Bridgeport Fire Of 301 acres in all 5 acres
  8. 2002 Black Fire Of 216 acres in all · Cause: Arson 2 acres

In all, 14,773 acres of ZIP code 95946 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. 95946 42% Very High · this area
  2. 95918 51% Very High
  3. 95945 89% Very High
  4. 95949 48% Very High
  5. 95959 59% Very High
  6. 95960 72% Very High
  7. 95962 87% Very High
  8. 95975 65% Very High
  9. 95977 46% Very High