ZIP code 93463

Santa Barbara County, including Solvang, Ballard and Santa Ynez

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/zip/93463

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. Very High 10,388 acres · 9,892 state, 495 local 48%
    2. High 6,284 acres · 5,857 state, 427 local 29%
    3. Moderate 4,270 acres · 3,967 state, 303 local 20%
    4. Non-wildland 760 acres · Local Responsibility Area 3%
    5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 100 acres · Mostly federal land <1%

    21,802 acres of land in all, 19,716 in the State Responsibility Area and 1,986 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 11 fires that burned here

    1. 1955 Refugio Fire 79,429 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 2,320 acres here
    2. 1950 Cobb Ranch Fire 396 acres here
    3. 1917 Unnamed fire 311 acres here
    4. 2019 Mcmurray Fire 355 acres in total 264 acres here
    5. 1922 Unnamed fire 3,785 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 197 acres here
    6. 1925 Refugio Fire 485 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 147 acres here
    7. 1921 Unnamed fire 127 acres here
    8. 2000 Jonata Fire 193 acres in total 81 acres here
    9. 1994 Jonata Fire 77 acres here
    10. 2021 Ballard Fire Cause: Debris burning 37 acres here

    And 1 smaller fire. The most recent was the 2021 Ballard Fire, which burned 37 acres here. In all, 3,616 acres of ZIP code 93463 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 93463

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 93463 48% Very High · this area
  2. 93117 69% Very High
  3. 93427 73% Very High
  4. 93441 38% Very High
  5. 93460 30% 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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