ZIP code 92071

San Diego County, including Santee, San Diego and El Cajon

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/zip/92071

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. Very High 7,396 acres · 1 state, 7,395 local 61%
    2. High 1,295 acres · Local Responsibility Area 11%
    3. Moderate 652 acres · Local Responsibility Area 5%
    4. Non-wildland 2,839 acres · Local Responsibility Area 23%
    5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 4 acres · Mostly federal land <1%

    12,186 acres of land in all, 1 in the State Responsibility Area and 12,181 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 19 fires that burned here

    1. 2003 Cedar Fire 270,686 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 3,113 acres here
    2. 1981 Assist #59 Fire 7,311 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 2,256 acres here
    3. 1942 Unnamed fire 1,218 acres here
    4. 1994 Rocoso Fire 3,218 acres in total 1,145 acres here
    5. 1981 Assist #72 Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 696 acres here
    6. 1944 Unnamed fire 6,174 acres in total 458 acres here
    7. 1941 Unnamed fire 406 acres in total 393 acres here
    8. 1966 Carlton Hills Fire 329 acres here
    9. 1989 Assist #59/Magnolia Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 309 acres here
    10. 1943 Unnamed fire 292 acres here

    And 9 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2003 Cedar Fire, which burned 3,113 acres here. In all, 5,525 acres of ZIP code 92071 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 92071

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 92071 61% Very High · this area
  2. 92020 5% High · 1% Very High
  3. 92021 72% Very High
  4. 92040 62% Very High
  5. 92119 55% Very High
  6. 92124 70% Very High
  7. 92131 35% 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