ZIP code 93238

Tulare and Kern counties, including Kernville

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/zip/93238

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. Very High 7,540 acres · State Responsibility Area 10%
    2. High 82 acres · State Responsibility Area <1%
    3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 66,996 acres · Mostly federal land 90%

    74,618 acres of land in all, 7,622 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 81 fires that burned here

    1. 2002 Mcnally Fire 149,475 acres in total · Cause: Campfire 20,957 acres here
    2. 1942 Unnamed fire 23,910 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 11,660 acres here
    3. 1990 Stormy Fire 22,883 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 11,370 acres here
    4. 2021 Windy Fire 97,528 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 10,700 acres here
    5. 1959 Unnamed fire Cause: Lightning 9,432 acres here
    6. 2010 Bull Fire 16,448 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 8,159 acres here
    7. 2016 Cedar Fire 29,101 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 6,742 acres here
    8. 1924 Unnamed fire 12,523 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 6,490 acres here
    9. 1942 Unnamed fire 19,833 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 5,194 acres here
    10. 1924 Unnamed fire 8,603 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 3,769 acres here

    And 71 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Cyrus Fire, which burned 11 acres here. In all, 64,737 acres of ZIP code 93238 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 93238

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 93238 10% Very High · this area
  2. 93207 21% Very High
  3. 93240 18% Very High
  4. 93260 52% Very High
  5. 93283 11% Very High
  6. 93285 22% 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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