ZIP code 92282

Riverside County, including Whitewater, Palm Springs, Desert Hot Springs and others

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/zip/92282

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. Very High 208 acres · 18 state, 190 local <1%
    2. High 3,255 acres · 3,129 state, 126 local 7%
    3. Moderate 13,671 acres · 7,854 state, 5,817 local 28%
    4. Non-wildland 1,967 acres · Local Responsibility Area 4%
    5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 29,166 acres · Mostly federal land 60%

    48,267 acres of land in all, 11,001 in the State Responsibility Area and 8,100 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 65 fires that burned here

    1. 1995 Verbenia Fire 21,444 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 17,781 acres here
    2. 2006 Millard Fire 24,219 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 4,120 acres here
    3. 1985 Cabanzo Fire 20,971 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 3,385 acres here
    4. 1980 Unnamed fire 6,212 acres in total 2,366 acres here
    5. 2020 Snow Fire 6,253 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 1,953 acres here
    6. 1979 Whitewater Fire 1,898 acres here
    7. 1983 Snow Creek Fire 3,970 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 1,881 acres here
    8. 1975 Unnamed fire 1,877 acres here
    9. 1973 Lavida Fire 7,482 acres in total 1,849 acres here
    10. 2004 Cottonwood Fire Cause: Smoking 1,819 acres here

    And 55 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2020 Snow Fire, which burned 1,953 acres here. In all, 29,214 acres of ZIP code 92282 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 92282

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 92282 7% High · <1% Very High · this area
  2. 92220 24% Very High
  3. 92230 51% High · <1% Very High
  4. 92240 65% Moderate · 2% High
  5. 92256 5% Very High
  6. 92258 80% Moderate
  7. 92262 26% Moderate · 1% High
  8. 92339 16% Very High
  9. 92549 27% 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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