ZIP code 95228

Calaveras County, including Copperopolis

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/zip/95228

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. Very High 19,483 acres · State Responsibility Area 33%
    2. High 39,730 acres · State Responsibility Area 67%
    3. Moderate 29 acres · State Responsibility Area <1%
    4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 79 acres · Mostly federal land <1%

    59,321 acres of land in all, 59,242 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 27 fires that burned here

    1. 2024 Aero Fire 5,285 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 4,846 acres here
    2. 1958 Hiway 4 #5 Fire 4,745 acres here
    3. 2004 Cooper Fire Cause: Vehicle 3,441 acres here
    4. 1994 Copper #8 Fire 1,914 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 1,599 acres here
    5. 2025 2-8 Fire Cause: Lightning 1,340 acres here
    6. 2020 Salt Fire 1,594 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,316 acres here
    7. 1972 Snow Ranch Fire 1,266 acres here
    8. 1994 Copper #1 Fire Cause: Vehicle 1,143 acres here
    9. 1953 P.g.&E. #4 Fire 797 acres here
    10. 1957 Mitchell Fire 817 acres in total 769 acres here

    And 17 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 2-8 Fire, which burned 1,340 acres here. In all, 18,794 acres of ZIP code 95228 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 95228

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 95228 33% Very High · this area
  2. 95222 52% Very High
  3. 95230 54% High · 5% Very High
  4. 95327 21% Very High
  5. 95361 33% 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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