ZIP code 92240

Riverside County, including Desert Hot Springs and Garnet

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/zip/92240

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. High 447 acres · 408 state, 40 local 2%
    2. Moderate 14,825 acres · 1,249 state, 13,577 local 65%
    3. Non-wildland 6,317 acres · Local Responsibility Area 27%
    4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 1,390 acres · Mostly federal land 6%

    22,980 acres of land in all, 1,657 in the State Responsibility Area and 19,933 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

    Fires CAL FIRE has recorded here

    1. 1988 Local Fire 689 acres in total 483 acres here
    2. 1988 State Fire 302 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 154 acres here

    The most recent was the 1988 State Fire, which burned 154 acres here. In all, 637 acres of ZIP code 92240 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 92240

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 92240 65% Moderate · 2% High · this area
  2. 92241 61% Moderate
  3. 92258 80% Moderate
  4. 92262 26% Moderate · 1% High
  5. 92276 33% Moderate
  6. 92282 7% High · <1% 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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