ZIP code 96146

Placer County

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/96146

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    39% Very High

    Most 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

    8% has burned

    Most recently an unnamed fire in 1955, which burned 51 acres here, one of 4 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    53% 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 10,044 acres · 10,043 state, 1 local 39%
  2. High 356 acres · State Responsibility Area 1%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 15,491 acres · Mostly federal land 60%

25,890 acres of land in all, 10,399 in the State Responsibility Area and 1 in the Local. 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. 1926 Unnamed fire Of 1,671 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,325 acres
  2. 1949 Bald Mtn Fire Of 1,465 acres in all · Cause: Smoking 904 acres
  3. 1949 Stanford Fire Cause: Smoking 126 acres
  4. 1955 Unnamed fire Of 61 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 51 acres

In all, 2,031 acres of ZIP code 96146 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

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 96146 39% Very High · this area
  2. 96141 18% Very High
  3. 96145 51% Very High
  4. 96161 45% Very High