ZIP code 93526

Inyo County, including Independence

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/zip/93526

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. Very High 422 acres · State Responsibility Area 1%
    2. High 9,887 acres · State Responsibility Area 29%
    3. Moderate 1,626 acres · State Responsibility Area 5%
    4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 22,335 acres · Mostly federal land 65%

    34,270 acres of land in all, 11,935 of it in the State Responsibility Area. 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. 2007 Oak Fire 27,063 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 18,146 acres here
    2. 2006 Goodale Fire 3,751 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 1,519 acres here
    3. 1999 Division Fire 2,981 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 825 acres here
    4. 2006 Aberdeen Fire Cause: Lightning 404 acres here
    5. 2007 Seven Fire 1,644 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 361 acres here
    6. 1984 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 198 acres here
    7. 2005 Pinyon Fire Cause: Lightning 155 acres here
    8. 1980 Fort Fire 314 acres in total 119 acres here
    9. 1985 Onion Fire 9,084 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 53 acres here
    10. 1988 Unnamed fire 615 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 38 acres here

    And 1 smaller fire. The most recent was the 2007 Oak Fire, which burned 18,146 acres here. In all, 21,401 acres of ZIP code 93526 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 93526

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 93526 29% High · 1% Very High · this area
  2. 93513 6% High · <1% 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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