ZIP code 90042

Los Angeles County, including Los Angeles

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/zip/90042

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. Very High 2,471 acres · Local Responsibility Area 85%
    2. High 226 acres · Local Responsibility Area 8%
    3. Moderate 126 acres · Local Responsibility Area 4%
    4. Non-wildland 90 acres · Local Responsibility Area 3%

    2,913 acres of land in all, 2,913 of it in the Local Responsibility Area. State zones are the ones the State Fire Marshal designated, in effect since April 1, 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

  • Fire history

    Fires CAL FIRE has recorded here

    1. 1957 Unnamed fire 170 acres in total 167 acres here
    2. 1972 Unnamed fire 23 acres here
    3. 1992 Avenue 5 Fire 26 acres in total 12 acres here
    4. 1975 Unnamed fire 3 acres here
    5. 1979 Unnamed fire 4 acres in total 2 acres here
    6. 1975 Unnamed fire 15 acres in total 2 acres here

    The most recent was the 1992 Avenue 5 Fire, which burned 12 acres here. In all, 184 acres of ZIP code 90042 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

Nearby areas

Communities in ZIP code 90042

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 90042 85% Very High · this area
  2. 90031 66% Very High
  3. 90032 70% Very High
  4. 90041 85% Very High
  5. 90065 79% Very High
  6. 91030 18% Very High
  7. 91105 69% Very High

Sources

Fire hazard severity zones
CAL FIRE Office of the State Fire Marshal
State map published June 27, 2025, local map February 2, 2026
Fire history
CAL FIRE Fire and Resource Assessment Program
Published July 28, 2026

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