ZIP code 93455

Santa Barbara County, including Orcutt and Santa Maria

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/zip/93455

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. Very High 5,307 acres · 5,272 state, 36 local 7%
    2. High 23,665 acres · 22,681 state, 984 local 31%
    3. Moderate 23,817 acres · 18,879 state, 4,938 local 31%
    4. Non-wildland 18,773 acres · Local Responsibility Area 25%
    5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 4,381 acres · Mostly federal land 6%

    75,942 acres of land in all, 46,831 in the State Responsibility Area and 24,731 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 20 fires that burned here

    1. 1989 Cocheo Fire Cause: Vehicle 1,230 acres here
    2. 1968 Ainscough Fire 671 acres here
    3. 2000 Harris Fire 9,330 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 514 acres here
    4. 1954 J.f. Goodwin Fire 497 acres here
    5. 1994 Oakhill Fire 2,130 acres in total 374 acres here
    6. 1993 Casmalia Fire 978 acres in total · Cause: Playing with fire 324 acres here
    7. 1975 Las Flores Fire 321 acres in total 304 acres here
    8. 1966 Vanderberg Afb #2 Fire 239 acres in total 218 acres here
    9. 2009 Palmer Fire Cause: Equipment use 140 acres here
    10. 1969 Payne Fire 627 acres in total 97 acres here

    And 10 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2024 Gate Fire, which burned 12 acres here. In all, 4,452 acres of ZIP code 93455 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 93455

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 93455 7% Very High · this area
  2. 93429 52% High · 1% Very High
  3. 93434 9% Very High
  4. 93436 39% Very High
  5. 93437 1% Very High
  6. 93440 22% Very High
  7. 93454 46% Very High
  8. 93458 No hazard zones

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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