ZIP code 92029

San Diego County, including Escondido, Harmony Grove, Elfin Forest and others

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/zip/92029

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. Very High 11,516 acres · 8,598 state, 2,918 local 78%
    2. High 780 acres · 165 state, 615 local 5%
    3. Moderate 803 acres · 204 state, 600 local 5%
    4. Non-wildland 1,629 acres · Local Responsibility Area 11%

    14,729 acres of land in all, 8,967 in the State Responsibility Area and 5,762 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 15 fires that burned here

    1. 1943 Unnamed fire 40,248 acres in total 5,410 acres here
    2. 2007 Witch Fire 162,070 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 2,265 acres here
    3. 1996 Harmony Fire 9,359 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 1,880 acres here
    4. 1990 Paint Fire 2,761 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,161 acres here
    5. 1919 Unnamed fire 6,693 acres in total 1,142 acres here
    6. 1997 Del Dios Fire Cause: Arson 1,073 acres here
    7. 2014 Cocos Fire 1,995 acres in total 430 acres here
    8. 1988 Hodges #2 Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 149 acres here
    9. 1989 Harmony Fire 143 acres in total · Cause: Playing with fire 141 acres here
    10. 1996 Harmony Fire 79 acres in total 78 acres here

    And 5 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2014 Cocos Fire, which burned 430 acres here. In all, 8,914 acres of ZIP code 92029 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 92029

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 92029 78% Very High · this area
  2. 92024 37% Very High
  3. 92025 58% Very High
  4. 92026 74% Very High
  5. 92067 51% Very High
  6. 92069 62% Very High
  7. 92078 65% Very High
  8. 92091 59% Very High
  9. 92096 95% Very High
  10. 92127 71% Very High
  11. 92128 39% 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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