ZIP code 95247

Calaveras County, including Murphys, Forest Meadows, Douglas Flat and others

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/zip/95247

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. Very High 22,514 acres · State Responsibility Area 75%
    2. High 1,212 acres · State Responsibility Area 4%
    3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 6,394 acres · Mostly federal land 21%

    30,120 acres of land in all, 23,726 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 13 fires that burned here

    1. 1992 Gulch Fire 17,419 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 3,795 acres here
    2. 1952 Dog Town Fire 2,301 acres in total 2,091 acres here
    3. 2001 Darby Fire 14,281 acres in total 2,050 acres here
    4. 2004 Mineral Fire Cause: Arson 874 acres here
    5. 2025 2-7 Fire 616 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 484 acres here
    6. 1951 Camp Nine Fire 1,400 acres in total 484 acres here
    7. 1988 Grade Fire Cause: Equipment use 375 acres here
    8. 2012 Penn Fire Cause: Equipment use 133 acres here
    9. 2018 Parrotts Fire 136 acres in total 111 acres here
    10. 1954 Camp Nine Fire 900 acres in total 106 acres here

    And 3 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 2-7 Fire, which burned 484 acres here. In all, 9,718 acres of ZIP code 95247 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. 95247 75% Very High · this area
  2. 95222 52% Very High
  3. 95223 7% Very High
  4. 95224 58% Very High
  5. 95233 59% Very High
  6. 95246 80% Very High
  7. 95249 71% Very High
  8. 95251 78% Very High
  9. 95310 30% 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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