ZIP code 92026

San Diego County, including Escondido and Hidden Meadows

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/zip/92026

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. Very High 17,073 acres · 14,655 state, 2,417 local 74%
    2. High 1,869 acres · 1,544 state, 325 local 8%
    3. Moderate 1,241 acres · 992 state, 249 local 5%
    4. Non-wildland 2,933 acres · Local Responsibility Area 13%

    23,117 acres of land in all, 17,192 in the State Responsibility Area and 5,924 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 20 fires that burned here

    1. 1969 Moosa Fire 6,944 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 4,052 acres here
    2. 1938 Unnamed fire 1,771 acres in total 1,712 acres here
    3. 1946 Unnamed fire 2,997 acres in total 1,469 acres here
    4. 1956 Rose Fire 4,841 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,003 acres here
    5. 1960 Outside Origin #29 Fire 746 acres in total 696 acres here
    6. 1938 Unnamed fire 1,706 acres in total 631 acres here
    7. 1954 Gopher Canyon Fire 988 acres in total 524 acres here
    8. 1985 Deer Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 494 acres here
    9. 1936 Unnamed fire 309 acres in total 279 acres here
    10. 1970 Lilac Fire 2,083 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 104 acres here

    And 10 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Lilac 2 Fire, which burned 8 acres here. In all, 9,530 acres of ZIP code 92026 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 92026

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 92026 74% Very High · this area
  2. 92003 63% Very High
  3. 92025 58% Very High
  4. 92027 85% Very High
  5. 92028 65% Very High
  6. 92029 78% Very High
  7. 92069 62% Very High
  8. 92082 76% Very High
  9. 92084 63% 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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