ZIP code 95971

Plumas County, including East Quincy, Greenhorn, Quincy and others

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/95971

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    27% Very High

    Most 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

    42% has burned

    Most recently the 2021 Dixie Fire, which burned 5,353 acres here, one of 43 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    39% 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.

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Land by hazard class

  1. Very High 26,154 acres · 25,215 state, 939 local 27%
  2. High 676 acres · 569 state, 107 local 1%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 69,926 acres · Mostly federal land 72%

96,757 acres of land in all, 25,784 in the State Responsibility Area and 1,046 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. 2020 North Complex Of 318,797 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 25,505 acres
  2. 2021 Dixie Fire Of 963,405 acres in all · Cause: Power lines 5,353 acres
  3. 1999 Pidgeon Fire Of 4,713 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 4,473 acres
  4. 2017 Minerva 5 Fire Cause: Arson 4,339 acres
  5. 1946 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 1,696 acres
  6. 1999 Lookout Fire Of 2,615 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 797 acres
  7. 1920 Unnamed fire 746 acres
  8. 1921 Unnamed fire 657 acres
  9. 1929 Unnamed fire 654 acres
  10. 1928 Unnamed fire 552 acres

And 33 smaller fires. In all, 40,802 acres of ZIP code 95971 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 95971

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 95971 27% Very High · this area
  2. 95934 36% Very High
  3. 95956 10% Very High
  4. 95984 12% Very High
  5. 96103 37% Very High