ZIP code 96125

Sierra County, including Sierra City

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/96125

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    28% 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

    9% has burned

    Most recently the 2016 Sacred Fire, which burned 23 acres here, one of 15 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    61% Elevated · 1% 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 16,834 acres · State Responsibility Area 28%
  2. Moderate 140 acres · State Responsibility Area <1%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 42,544 acres · Mostly federal land 71%

59,518 acres of land in all, 16,974 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. 1954 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 2,340 acres
  2. 2006 Bassetts Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 2,096 acres
  3. 1919 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 506 acres
  4. 1926 Unnamed fire 408 acres
  5. 1990 Buttes Fire Cause: Lightning 240 acres
  6. 1949 Manzanita Grade Fire Of 99 acres in all · Cause: Debris burning 98 acres
  7. 1950 Chipps Fire Cause: Smoking 90 acres
  8. 1921 Unnamed fire 86 acres
  9. 1918 Unnamed fire Of 2,950 acres in all 33 acres
  10. 1949 Jonkowski Fire Cause: Debris burning 29 acres

And 5 smaller fires. In all, 5,399 acres of ZIP code 96125 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 96125

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 96125 28% Very High · this area
  2. 95936 23% Very High
  3. 96103 37% Very High
  4. 96106 75% Very High
  5. 96122 43% Very High
  6. 96124 33% Very High
  7. 96129 9% Very High