ZIP code 96048

Trinity County, including Junction City

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/96048

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    12% 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

    58% has burned

    Most recently the 2022 Barney Fire, which burned 31 acres here, one of 50 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    96% Elevated · 4% 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 11,504 acres · State Responsibility Area 12%
  2. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 88,121 acres · Mostly federal land 88%

99,625 acres of land in all, 11,504 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 Monument Fire Of 223,108 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 18,293 acres
  2. 2017 Helena Fire Of 18,494 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 15,117 acres
  3. 1987 East Fire Of 11,474 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 11,241 acres
  4. 2008 Eagle Fire Of 32,024 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 7,489 acres
  5. 2021 River Complex Of 199,354 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 4,139 acres
  6. 1987 Ripstein Fire Cause: Lightning 4,087 acres
  7. 2017 Fork Fire Cause: Lightning 3,368 acres
  8. 1959 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 2,492 acres
  9. 1987 Strause Fire Of 8,627 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 2,313 acres
  10. 2006 Junction Fire Of 3,130 acres in all 2,088 acres

And 40 smaller fires. In all, 58,265 acres of ZIP code 96048 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 96048

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 96048 12% Very High · this area
  2. 96010 2% Very High
  3. 96024 80% Very High
  4. 96031 1% Very High
  5. 96041 22% Very High
  6. 96091 24% Very High
  7. 96093 41% Very High