ZIP code 93635

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 26,331 acres · State Responsibility Area 10%
  2. High 49,762 acres · 49,524 state, 238 local 20%
  3. Moderate 17,904 acres · 9,702 state, 8,201 local 7%
  4. Non-wildland 134,638 acres · Local Responsibility Area 53%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 25,630 acres · Mostly federal land 10%

  254,265 acres of land in all, 85,557 in the State Responsibility Area and 143,078 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 31 fires that burned here

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  1. 1996 Mercy Fire 23,526 acres in total 2,317 acres here
  2. 1993 Pg&E #4 Fire 9,373 acres in total 2,118 acres here
  3. 2001 165 Fire 1,795 acres here
  4. 2017 Wright Fire 1,730 acres here
  5. 1996 Banos Fire 1,563 acres in total 1,344 acres here
  6. 1968 Sweeny Hill Fire 1,195 acres here
  7. 1981 Swather Fire 885 acres here
  8. 1952 Arburua #3 Fire 557 acres here
  9. 1964 Merced County #7 Fire 451 acres here
  10. 2013 Fremont Fire 430 acres here

  And 21 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Nella Fire, which burned 212 acres here. In all, 11,833 acres of ZIP code 93635 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