ZIP code 95252

Calaveras County, including Rancho Calaveras, Valley Springs, Paloma and others

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/zip/95252

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. Very High 19,456 acres · State Responsibility Area 25%
    2. High 51,927 acres · State Responsibility Area 66%
    3. Moderate 1,273 acres · State Responsibility Area 2%
    4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 5,603 acres · Mostly federal land 7%

    78,260 acres of land in all, 72,656 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 44 fires that burned here

    1. 1960 Meyer Fire 3,801 acres here
    2. 1951 Burson Fire 2,628 acres in total 2,601 acres here
    3. 1966 Milton Fire 2,678 acres in total 1,998 acres here
    4. 2004 Pattison Fire 2,483 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 1,871 acres here
    5. 1979 Brunswick Fire 1,352 acres here
    6. 1988 Pardee Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 1,208 acres here
    7. 1952 Jenny Lind Fire 928 acres here
    8. 2001 Lake Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 770 acres here
    9. 1971 New Hogan Fire 575 acres here
    10. 1951 Deyoung Fire 526 acres here

    And 34 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2023 Knoll Fire, which burned 34 acres here. In all, 18,894 acres of ZIP code 95252 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 95252

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 95252 25% Very High · this area
  2. 95222 52% Very High
  3. 95225 25% Very High
  4. 95226 33% Very High
  5. 95227 80% Moderate · <1% High
  6. 95230 54% High · 5% Very High
  7. 95236 5% High
  8. 95245 83% Very High
  9. 95249 71% Very High
  10. 95254 74% High
  11. 95640 40% Very High
  12. 95642 60% 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

This site is independent and not affiliated with CAL FIRE, so for an official determination, check with the agency or your city or county. How we read the data