ZIP code 96103

Plumas County, including Johnsville, Mohawk Vista, Graeagle and others

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/96103

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    37% 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

    22% has burned

    Most recently the 2020 North Complex, which burned 108 acres here, one of 16 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    97% 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 23,286 acres · State Responsibility Area 37%
  2. High 2,946 acres · State Responsibility Area 5%
  3. Moderate 54 acres · State Responsibility Area <1%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 36,208 acres · Mostly federal land 58%

62,494 acres of land in all, 26,286 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. 1934 Unnamed fire Of 11,293 acres in all 5,421 acres
  2. 1918 Unnamed fire Of 2,950 acres in all 2,918 acres
  3. 1929 Unnamed fire 1,348 acres
  4. 1929 Unnamed fire Of 3,301 acres in all 826 acres
  5. 1928 Unnamed fire 714 acres
  6. 1946 Unnamed fire Cause: Lightning 617 acres
  7. 1928 Unnamed fire 566 acres
  8. 1964 Unnamed fire Of 2,351 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 423 acres
  9. 2008 Cold Fire Of 5,599 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 393 acres
  10. 2020 North Complex Of 318,797 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 108 acres

And 6 smaller fires. In all, 13,557 acres of ZIP code 96103 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 96103

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 96103 37% Very High · this area
  2. 95971 27% Very High
  3. 96106 75% Very High
  4. 96122 43% Very High
  5. 96125 28% Very High