ZIP code 93205

Kern County, including Bodfish

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/zip/93205

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. Very High 3,437 acres · State Responsibility Area 23%
    2. High 190 acres · State Responsibility Area 1%
    3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 11,237 acres · Mostly federal land 76%

    14,864 acres of land in all, 3,627 of it in the State Responsibility Area. 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 41 fires that burned here

    1. 2024 Borel Fire 59,289 acres in total 6,623 acres here
    2. 1921 Unnamed fire 13,172 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 4,765 acres here
    3. 2000 King Fire 5,106 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 2,689 acres here
    4. 1984 Bodfish Fire 26,709 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 1,976 acres here
    5. 2012 Clear Fire Cause: Lightning 1,450 acres here
    6. 1929 Unnamed fire 1,461 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,428 acres here
    7. 2002 Borel Fire 3,418 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 785 acres here
    8. 2008 Piute Fire 37,346 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 671 acres here
    9. 1942 Unnamed fire 26,979 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 578 acres here
    10. 1963 Bodfish Oaks Fire 569 acres in total 526 acres here

    And 31 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Isabella Fire, which burned 6 acres here. In all, 11,930 acres of ZIP code 93205 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 93205

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 93205 23% Very High · this area
  2. 93240 18% Very High
  3. 93283 11% Very High
  4. 93518 65% 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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