ZIP code 96022

Tehama and Shasta counties, including Cottonwood and Lake California

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/96022

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    57% 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

    36% has burned

    Most recently the 2025 River Fire, which burned 2 acres here, one of 53 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    88% 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 91,509 acres · 90,973 state, 536 local 57%
  2. High 62,865 acres · 56,806 state, 6,059 local 39%
  3. Moderate 1,415 acres · 495 state, 920 local 1%
  4. Non-wildland 3,377 acres · Local Responsibility Area 2%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 287 acres · Mostly federal land <1%

159,454 acres of land in all, 148,275 in the State Responsibility Area and 10,892 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. 1936 China Gulch Fire Of 53,541 acres in all 21,533 acres
  2. 2020 Zogg Fire Of 56,338 acres in all 18,243 acres
  3. 1946 Muletown Fire Of 25,993 acres in all 5,882 acres
  4. 1938 Evergreen Fire 2,721 acres
  5. 1946 Hutchin Fire 1,836 acres
  6. 1954 Olinda Fire Of 2,514 acres in all 1,190 acres
  7. 1943 Mitchell Gulch Fire 1,059 acres
  8. 1957 P. Mcauliffe Fire 1,057 acres
  9. 1943 Hatch Fire Of 1,109 acres in all 1,020 acres
  10. 1943 Pantacolly Fire Of 849 acres in all 754 acres

And 43 smaller fires. In all, 58,011 acres of ZIP code 96022 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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Communities in ZIP code 96022

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 96022 57% Very High · this area
  2. 96007 46% Very High
  3. 96047 69% Very High
  4. 96076 44% Very High
  5. 96080 38% Very High