ZIP code 93283

Kern County, including Weldon and Onyx

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/zip/93283

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. Very High 18,083 acres · State Responsibility Area 11%
    2. High 17,841 acres · State Responsibility Area 11%
    3. Moderate 3,692 acres · State Responsibility Area 2%
    4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 128,113 acres · Mostly federal land 76%

    167,729 acres of land in all, 39,616 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 80 fires that burned here

    1. 2016 Erskine Fire 48,008 acres in total 35,535 acres here
    2. 2008 Piute Fire 37,346 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 30,960 acres here
    3. 1942 Unnamed fire 25,219 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 24,760 acres here
    4. 1984 Bodfish Fire 26,709 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 14,043 acres here
    5. 1942 Unnamed fire 23,910 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 12,251 acres here
    6. 1987 Fay Fire 12,153 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 10,484 acres here
    7. 1942 Unnamed fire 26,979 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 7,721 acres here
    8. 1928 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 3,191 acres here
    9. 2006 Cottonwood Fire 2,344 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 2,265 acres here
    10. 2024 Borel Fire 59,289 acres in total 2,116 acres here

    And 70 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Fay Fire, which burned 647 acres here. In all, 103,804 acres of ZIP code 93283 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 93283

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 93283 11% Very High · this area
  2. 93205 23% Very High
  3. 93238 10% Very High
  4. 93240 18% Very High
  5. 93255 4% Very High
  6. 93518 65% Very High
  7. 93527 15% Moderate · 4% 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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