ZIP code 96106

Plumas County, including Gold Mountain, Whitehawk, Valley Ranch and others

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/96106

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    75% 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

    19% has burned

    Most recently the 2024 Mill Fire, which burned 1,684 acres here, one of 6 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    100% 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 10,555 acres · State Responsibility Area 75%
  2. High 944 acres · State Responsibility Area 7%
  3. Moderate 92 acres · State Responsibility Area 1%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 2,529 acres · Mostly federal land 18%

14,120 acres of land in all, 11,591 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

Fires that burned here

  1. 2024 Mill Fire Of 2,937 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 1,684 acres
  2. 1959 Unnamed fire Of 1,680 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 841 acres
  3. 1987 Unnamed fire Of 409 acres in all · Cause: Equipment use 332 acres
  4. 1937 Unnamed fire Of 1,065 acres in all 287 acres
  5. 1937 Unnamed fire Of 378 acres in all 4 acres
  6. 1928 Unnamed fire Of 1,242 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 2 acres

In all, 2,752 acres of ZIP code 96106 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 96106

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 96106 75% Very High · this area
  2. 96103 37% Very High
  3. 96122 43% Very High
  4. 96124 33% Very High
  5. 96125 28% Very High
  6. 96129 9% Very High