ZIP code 93450

Monterey County, including San Ardo

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/zip/93450

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. Very High 76,939 acres · 76,878 state, 61 local 66%
    2. High 33,153 acres · 32,058 state, 1,095 local 28%
    3. Moderate 3,145 acres · 1,582 state, 1,563 local 3%
    4. Non-wildland 1,717 acres · Local Responsibility Area 1%
    5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 1,469 acres · Mostly federal land 1%

    116,424 acres of land in all, 110,518 in the State Responsibility Area and 4,437 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 30 fires that burned here

    1. 1953 Casey Fire 21,024 acres in total 20,445 acres here
    2. 1953 Orradre Fire 2,843 acres in total 2,011 acres here
    3. 2006 Rico Fire 14,509 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 1,612 acres here
    4. 2021 Sargent Fire Cause: Debris burning 1,115 acres here
    5. 1969 Bryan Fire 1,061 acres here
    6. 1959 S.p.r.r. #15 Fire 998 acres in total 985 acres here
    7. 2018 Gulch Fire Cause: Equipment use 682 acres here
    8. 1996 Pg&E #13 Fire 638 acres here
    9. 1986 Grigory Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 545 acres here
    10. 1957 Superior Fire 471 acres here

    And 20 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Sargent Fire, which burned 13 acres here. In all, 30,664 acres of ZIP code 93450 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 93450

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 93450 66% Very High · this area
  2. 93210 31% Very High
  3. 93426 64% Very High
  4. 93451 59% Very High
  5. 93930 45% Very High
  6. 93932 52% Very High
  7. 93954 47% Very High
  8. 95043 59% 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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