ZIP code 95006

Santa Cruz County, including Boulder Creek

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/zip/95006

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. Very High 11,250 acres · State Responsibility Area 32%
    2. High 24,059 acres · State Responsibility Area 68%
    3. Moderate 1 acre · State Responsibility Area <1%
    4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 1 acre · Mostly federal land <1%

    35,311 acres of land in all, 35,311 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

    Fires CAL FIRE has recorded here

    1. 2020 Czu Lightning Complex 86,554 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 18,134 acres here
    2. 2017 Bear Fire Cause: Arson 316 acres here
    3. 2021 China Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 22 acres here
    4. 2021 Panther Ridge Fire Cause: Power lines 20 acres here
    5. 2021 Bloom Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 9 acres here
    6. 2019 Deer Fire Cause: Debris burning 9 acres here
    7. 2018 Bear Fire 9 acres here
    8. 1959 Newell Creek #2 Fire 1,327 acres in total 4 acres here

    The most recent was the 2021 China Fire, which burned 22 acres here. In all, 18,493 acres of ZIP code 95006 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 95006

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 95006 32% Very High · this area
  2. 94020 99% High · 1% Very High
  3. 94021 >99% High
  4. 94060 17% Very High
  5. 95005 70% High · 2% Very High
  6. 95007 61% Very High
  7. 95017 10% Very High
  8. 95018 73% High
  9. 95033 54% Very High
  10. 95060 44% 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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