ZIP code 92059

San Diego County, including Pala

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/zip/92059

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. Very High 8,849 acres · State Responsibility Area 50%
    2. High 11 acres · State Responsibility Area <1%
    3. Moderate 4 acres · State Responsibility Area <1%
    4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 8,755 acres · Mostly federal land 50%

    17,620 acres of land in all, 8,865 of it in the State 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

    The 10 largest of 43 fires that burned here

    1. 1942 Unnamed fire 7,082 acres in total 3,460 acres here
    2. 1968 Magee Fire 2,333 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 2,295 acres here
    3. 2000 Pechanga Fire 11,734 acres in total 1,964 acres here
    4. 2007 Poomacha Fire 49,411 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,756 acres here
    5. 1958 Pala Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 1,682 acres here
    6. 1942 Unnamed fire 1,260 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,162 acres here
    7. 1953 Unnamed fire 9,226 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 870 acres here
    8. 1920 Unnamed fire 918 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 799 acres here
    9. 1953 Aqueduct Fire 1,007 acres in total 731 acres here
    10. 1924 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 689 acres here

    And 33 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Henderson Fire, which burned 255 acres here. In all, 13,448 acres of ZIP code 92059 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 92059

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 92059 50% Very High · this area
  2. 92028 65% Very High
  3. 92061 59% Very High
  4. 92082 76% Very High
  5. 92592 59% 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