ZIP code 95947

Plumas County, including Greenville

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/95947

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    31% 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

    83% has burned

    Most recently the 2021 Dixie Fire, which burned 44,973 acres here, one of 22 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    85% 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 16,675 acres · State Responsibility Area 31%
  2. High 6,875 acres · State Responsibility Area 13%
  3. Moderate 530 acres · State Responsibility Area 1%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 30,582 acres · Mostly federal land 56%

54,662 acres of land in all, 24,080 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 Dixie Fire Of 963,405 acres in all · Cause: Power lines 44,973 acres
  2. 2007 Moonlight Fire Of 64,960 acres in all · Cause: Equipment use 15,788 acres
  3. 1979 Will Fire Of 3,128 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 2,062 acres
  4. 1939 Unnamed fire Of 3,745 acres in all 1,167 acres
  5. 1996 Cooks Fire Cause: Equipment use 1,137 acres
  6. 1931 Unnamed fire Of 3,623 acres in all 543 acres
  7. 1964 Cooks Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 501 acres
  8. 1926 Unnamed fire 376 acres
  9. 1935 Unnamed fire 340 acres
  10. 1920 Unnamed fire 299 acres

And 12 smaller fires. In all, 45,378 acres of ZIP code 95947 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 95947

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 95947 31% Very High · this area
  2. 95934 36% Very High
  3. 95983 15% Very High
  4. 96137 46% Very High