ZIP code 92259

Imperial County, including Ocotillo

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/zip/92259

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. Moderate 20,480 acres · 1,769 state, 18,711 local 11%
    2. Non-wildland 5,344 acres · Local Responsibility Area 3%
    3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 158,306 acres · Mostly federal land 86%

    184,129 acres of land in all, 1,769 in the State Responsibility Area and 24,054 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. 2007 Inkopah Fire 699 acres in total · Cause: Campfire 680 acres here
    2. 2020 Elliot Fire 103 acres here
    3. 2008 Mountain Fire 53 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 52 acres here
    4. 2011 Border 12 Fire 36 acres in total 35 acres here
    5. 2024 Inkopah 5 Fire 32 acres here
    6. 2020 Myer Fire Cause: Equipment use 13 acres here

    The most recent was the 2024 Inkopah 5 Fire, which burned 32 acres here. In all, 870 acres of ZIP code 92259 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 92259

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 92259 11% Moderate · this area
  2. 91934 27% High · <1% Very High
  3. 92004 9% Very High
  4. 92231 8% Moderate
  5. 92243 5% Moderate
  6. 92251 12% Moderate

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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