ZIP code 96161

Nevada and Placer counties, including Truckee and Kingvale

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/96161

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    45% 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

    22% has burned

    Most recently the 2022 Butterfield Fire, which burned 12 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

    63% Elevated · 5% 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 77,510 acres · 61,464 state, 16,046 local 45%
  2. High 9,016 acres · 5,318 state, 3,697 local 5%
  3. Moderate 692 acres · 613 state, 79 local <1%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 83,134 acres · Mostly federal land 49%

170,352 acres of land in all, 67,395 in the State Responsibility Area and 19,823 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

Largest fires

  1. 1960 Donner Ridge Fire Of 43,374 acres in all · Cause: Debris burning 17,851 acres
  2. 1947 Unnamed fire Of 9,005 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 5,142 acres
  3. 2001 Martis Fire Of 14,127 acres in all · Cause: Campfire 4,879 acres
  4. 1926 Unnamed fire Of 2,997 acres in all 2,373 acres
  5. 1926 Unnamed fire Of 3,953 acres in all 1,847 acres
  6. 1947 Unnamed fire Of 4,513 acres in all · Cause: Smoking 1,734 acres
  7. 1924 Unnamed fire Of 14,671 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,636 acres
  8. 1928 Unnamed fire 1,412 acres
  9. 1908 Unnamed fire Of 1,259 acres in all 1,192 acres
  10. 1994 Hirschdale Fire Of 1,069 acres in all · Cause: Equipment use 1,037 acres

And 40 smaller fires. In all, 38,247 acres of ZIP code 96161 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

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Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 96161 45% Very High · this area
  2. 95728 58% Very High
  3. 96111 63% Very High
  4. 96140 34% Very High
  5. 96143 35% Very High
  6. 96145 51% Very High
  7. 96146 39% Very High
  8. 96148 64% Very High