ZIP code 95982

Sutter County, including Sutter

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/95982

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    28% Very High

    All of the Very High land is in the Local Responsibility Area, where each city or county adopts the zones CAL FIRE recommends.

  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    7% has burned

    Most recently the 2018 Butte_2 Fire, which burned 40 acres here, one of 6 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    Not elevated

    Outside the CPUC High Fire-Threat District, though a shutoff can still reach homes whose lines run through it.

Land by hazard class

  1. Very High 7,606 acres · Local Responsibility Area 28%
  2. High 12,127 acres · Local Responsibility Area 44%
  3. Moderate 569 acres · Local Responsibility Area 2%
  4. Non-wildland 6,971 acres · Local Responsibility Area 26%

27,273 acres of land in all, 27,273 of it in the Local 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. 2018 Butte Fire 1,238 acres
  2. 2016 Butte Fire Cause: Aircraft 316 acres
  3. 2011 West Butte Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 240 acres
  4. 2011 South Ridge Fire Of 110 acres in all 108 acres
  5. 2007 West Butte Fire 83 acres
  6. 2018 Butte_2 Fire 40 acres

In all, 2,028 acres of ZIP code 95982 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 95982

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 95982 28% Very High · this area
  2. 95953 15% Very High
  3. 95957 1% High
  4. 95993 No hazard zones