ZIP code 96046

Trinity County, including Hyampom

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/96046

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    15% 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

    72% has burned

    Most recently the 2021 Monument Fire, which burned 494 acres here, one of 47 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    98% 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 13,123 acres · State Responsibility Area 15%
  2. High 1,623 acres · State Responsibility Area 2%
  3. Moderate 8 acres · State Responsibility Area <1%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 75,604 acres · Mostly federal land 84%

90,358 acres of land in all, 14,753 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. 1987 Cold Fire Of 16,146 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 15,477 acres
  2. 2015 Castle Fire Cause: Campfire 14,186 acres
  3. 2008 Lime Fire Of 24,885 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 12,821 acres
  4. 2015 Pattison Fire Of 12,917 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 8,159 acres
  5. 1987 Gulch Fire Cause: Lightning 6,581 acres
  6. 1987 Bear Fire Cause: Lightning 4,933 acres
  7. 2015 Pelletreau Fire Cause: Lightning 4,104 acres
  8. 1987 Jessie Fire Cause: Lightning 3,235 acres
  9. 2015 Johnson Fire Of 17,821 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 2,433 acres
  10. 1920 Unnamed fire Cause: Lightning 2,111 acres

And 37 smaller fires. In all, 64,831 acres of ZIP code 96046 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 96046

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 96046 15% Very High · this area
  2. 95563 14% Very High
  3. 96010 2% Very High
  4. 96041 22% Very High