ZIP code 93926

Monterey County, including Gonzales

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/zip/93926

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. Very High 3,126 acres · State Responsibility Area 7%
    2. High 11,215 acres · 11,194 state, 21 local 26%
    3. Moderate 6,813 acres · 5,762 state, 1,050 local 16%
    4. Non-wildland 20,388 acres · Local Responsibility Area 47%
    5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 1,515 acres · Mostly federal land 4%

    43,056 acres of land in all, 20,082 in the State Responsibility Area and 21,459 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. 2005 Johnson Fire Cause: Equipment use 1,383 acres here
    2. 1981 Gonzales Dump Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 1,156 acres here
    3. 2009 Gloria Fire 6,436 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 968 acres here
    4. 1952 La Mancchia Fire 1,324 acres in total 966 acres here
    5. 1951 La Gloria Fire 4,229 acres in total 472 acres here
    6. 1979 Kaupp Fire 1,609 acres in total 462 acres here
    7. 1980 Johnson Canyon Fire 392 acres here
    8. 1983 Parsissons Fire Cause: Equipment use 340 acres here
    9. 2012 Johnson Fire Cause: Playing with fire 65 acres here
    10. 2020 Johnson Fire 40 acres here

    And 1 smaller fire. The most recent was the 2025 Iverson Fire, which burned 11 acres here. In all, 5,187 acres of ZIP code 93926 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 93926

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 93926 7% Very High · this area
  2. 93908 21% Very High
  3. 93925 20% Very High
  4. 93960 44% Very High
  5. 95043 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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