ZIP code 93461

San Luis Obispo and Kern counties, including Shandon

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/zip/93461

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. Very High 18,189 acres · State Responsibility Area 10%
    2. High 164,778 acres · 160,533 state, 4,245 local 87%
    3. Moderate 2,511 acres · 1,779 state, 731 local 1%
    4. Non-wildland 2,136 acres · Local Responsibility Area 1%
    5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 1,269 acres · Mostly federal land 1%

    188,882 acres of land in all, 180,502 in the State Responsibility Area and 7,111 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 71 fires that burned here

    1. 2002 Davis Fire 2,118 acres here
    2. 2019 Mcmillian Fire Cause: Equipment use 1,764 acres here
    3. 2025 Bitter Fire Cause: Equipment use 1,664 acres here
    4. 2019 Gillis Fire Cause: Equipment use 977 acres here
    5. 1987 Slu-966 Fire Cause: Equipment use 799 acres here
    6. 1987 Slu 1848 Fire Cause: Equipment use 662 acres here
    7. 1968 Brown Fire 602 acres here
    8. 1963 Jack Ranch Fire 595 acres here
    9. 1968 Upton Canyon Fire 2,673 acres in total 544 acres here
    10. 1973 County Line Fire 4,035 acres in total 481 acres here

    And 61 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Bitter Fire, which burned 1,664 acres here. In all, 14,590 acres of ZIP code 93461 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 93461

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 93461 10% Very High · this area
  2. 93249 34% High
  3. 93432 43% Very High
  4. 93446 42% Very High
  5. 93451 59% Very High
  6. 93453 23% 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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