ZIP code 92021

San Diego County, including Harbison Canyon, Crest, El Cajon and others

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/zip/92021

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. Very High 12,956 acres · 12,133 state, 824 local 72%
    2. High 1,940 acres · 1,614 state, 326 local 11%
    3. Moderate 296 acres · 13 state, 283 local 2%
    4. Non-wildland 2,859 acres · Local Responsibility Area 16%
    5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 6 acres · Mostly federal land <1%

    18,057 acres of land in all, 13,760 in the State Responsibility Area and 4,292 in the Local. 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

    The 10 largest of 48 fires that burned here

    1. 2003 Cedar Fire 270,686 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 9,356 acres here
    2. 1970 Laguna Fire 174,162 acres in total · Cause: Campfire 6,427 acres here
    3. 1950 Valley View Fire 2,445 acres in total 2,399 acres here
    4. 1940 Unnamed fire 3,160 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 2,084 acres here
    5. 1940 Unnamed fire 2,017 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,519 acres here
    6. 1965 Suncrest Fire 1,434 acres in total 1,408 acres here
    7. 1953 Tunnel Hill Fire 1,299 acres here
    8. 1958 Valley View #2 Fire 1,205 acres here
    9. 1957 Chocolate Fire 3,549 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 844 acres here
    10. 1942 Unnamed fire 625 acres here

    And 38 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Coches 2 Fire, which burned 5 acres here. In all, 14,231 acres of ZIP code 92021 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

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 92021 72% Very High · this area
  2. 91901 53% Very High
  3. 92019 59% Very High
  4. 92020 5% High · 1% Very High
  5. 92040 62% Very High
  6. 92071 61% 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

This site is independent and not affiliated with CAL FIRE, so for an official determination, check with the agency or your city or county. How we read the data