ZIP code 93501

Kern County, including Mojave, California City and Rosamond

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/zip/93501

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. Very High 2,120 acres · State Responsibility Area 1%
    2. High 31,125 acres · 30,935 state, 190 local 22%
    3. Moderate 78,324 acres · 18,187 state, 60,137 local 55%
    4. Non-wildland 2,978 acres · Local Responsibility Area 2%
    5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 27,607 acres · Mostly federal land 19%

    142,154 acres of land in all, 51,241 in the State Responsibility Area and 63,305 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 46 fires that burned here

    1. 2007 White Fire 12,432 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 10,539 acres here
    2. 2011 Canyon Fire 14,585 acres in total · Cause: Aircraft 7,800 acres here
    3. 1996 White Oak Fire 7,181 acres in total · Cause: Arson 2,466 acres here
    4. 1995 Lopez Fire 1,924 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 1,579 acres here
    5. 2024 West Fire 1,562 acres here
    6. 2006 Energy Fire Cause: Equipment use 780 acres here
    7. 2004 West Fire Cause: Arson 567 acres here
    8. 2004 Rocky Fire Cause: Vehicle 466 acres here
    9. 2012 Sand Fire 1,428 acres in total 465 acres here
    10. 2003 Backus Fire Cause: Lightning 444 acres here

    And 36 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Willow Fire, which burned 8 acres here. In all, 25,566 acres of ZIP code 93501 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 93501

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 93501 22% High · 1% Very High · this area
  2. 93505 85% Moderate
  3. 93519 9% High
  4. 93523 45% Moderate
  5. 93560 78% Moderate · 1% High
  6. 93561 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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