ZIP code 93920

Monterey County

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/zip/93920

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. Very High 24,848 acres · State Responsibility Area 25%
    2. High 3,123 acres · State Responsibility Area 3%
    3. Moderate 259 acres · State Responsibility Area <1%
    4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 72,672 acres · Mostly federal land 72%

    100,902 acres of land in all, 28,230 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 59 fires that burned here

    1. 2020 Dolan Fire 124,527 acres in total 38,926 acres here
    2. 1985 Gorda-Rat Fire 56,158 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 33,073 acres here
    3. 2008 Gallery Fire 163,607 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 25,053 acres here
    4. 1970 Buckeye Fire 42,308 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 23,187 acres here
    5. 1999 Kirk Fire 85,835 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 21,540 acres here
    6. 1985 Unnamed fire 14,370 acres in total 13,330 acres here
    7. 2008 Chalk Fire 16,266 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 10,514 acres here
    8. 1977 Marble-Cone Fire 173,333 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 9,103 acres here
    9. 2016 Soberanes Fire 132,104 acres in total · Cause: Campfire 7,498 acres here
    10. 1941 Unnamed fire 6,374 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 5,811 acres here

    And 49 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2020 Dolan Fire, which burned 38,926 acres here. In all, 88,000 acres of ZIP code 93920 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

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 93920 25% Very High · this area
  2. 93452 32% Very High
  3. 93923 49% Very High
  4. 93924 28% Very High
  5. 93928 1% Very High
  6. 93940 43% 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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