ZIP code 92679

Orange County, including Coto de Caza, Rancho Santa Margarita, Trabuco Canyon and others

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/zip/92679

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. Very High 7,924 acres · 5,804 state, 2,121 local 49%
    2. High 1,052 acres · 948 state, 104 local 7%
    3. Moderate 487 acres · 413 state, 75 local 3%
    4. Non-wildland 11 acres · Local Responsibility Area <1%
    5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 6,651 acres · Mostly federal land 41%

    16,127 acres of land in all, 7,165 in the State Responsibility Area and 2,311 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 28 fires that burned here

    1. 1980 Indian Fire 28,940 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 7,839 acres here
    2. 2024 Airport Fire 23,526 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 3,700 acres here
    3. 1958 Steward Fire 68,106 acres in total 3,691 acres here
    4. 2018 Holy Fire 23,025 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 2,466 acres here
    5. 1919 Unnamed fire 2,225 acres in total 951 acres here
    6. 1970 Nelson Fire 3,586 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 916 acres here
    7. 1943 Unnamed fire 1,930 acres in total 829 acres here
    8. 2007 Santiago Fire 28,430 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 652 acres here
    9. 1954 Jameson Fire 7,881 acres in total 540 acres here
    10. 2022 Jim Fire 553 acres in total 398 acres here

    And 18 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2024 Airport Fire, which burned 3,700 acres here. In all, 13,583 acres of ZIP code 92679 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

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 92679 49% Very High · this area
  2. 92530 34% Very High
  3. 92610 73% Very High
  4. 92630 6% Very High
  5. 92676 52% Very High
  6. 92678 16% Very High
  7. 92688 66% Very High
  8. 92692 6% Very High
  9. 92694 84% Very High
  10. 92883 54% 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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