ZIP code 94514

Contra Costa and Alameda counties, including Byron

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/zip/94514

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. High 11,516 acres · 11,239 state, 276 local 60%
    2. Moderate 1,010 acres · 88 state, 922 local 5%
    3. Non-wildland 6,464 acres · Local Responsibility Area 33%
    4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 342 acres · Mostly federal land 2%

    19,332 acres of land in all, 11,327 in the State Responsibility Area and 7,662 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 15 fires that burned here

    1. 1970 Vaquero Fire 551 acres in total 533 acres here
    2. 2005 Airport_vasco Fire Cause: Vehicle 348 acres here
    3. 1995 Costa #2 Fire 532 acres in total 248 acres here
    4. 1986 Camino Diablo Fire 322 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 127 acres here
    5. 2010 Diablo Fire 459 acres in total 122 acres here
    6. 1992 Flowind Fire 812 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 116 acres here
    7. 1998 Vaqueros Fire Cause: Power lines 61 acres here
    8. 1998 Byron Fire Cause: Power lines 55 acres here
    9. 1998 Bruns Fire 100 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 26 acres here
    10. 2022 Camino Fire 19 acres here

    And 5 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2022 Camino Fire, which burned 19 acres here. In all, 1,645 acres of ZIP code 94514 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 94514

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 94514 60% High · this area
  2. 94505 2% Moderate
  3. 94513 9% Very High
  4. 94551 10% Very High
  5. 95391 61% 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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