ZIP code 95461

Lake County, including Hidden Valley Lake and Middletown

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/zip/95461

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. Very High 69,809 acres · State Responsibility Area 89%
    2. High 2,443 acres · State Responsibility Area 3%
    3. Moderate 1,403 acres · State Responsibility Area 2%
    4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 4,889 acres · Mostly federal land 6%

    78,544 acres of land in all, 73,655 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 29 fires that burned here

    1. 2015 Valley Fire 76,085 acres in total 50,927 acres here
    2. 2020 Hennessey Fire 305,352 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 6,767 acres here
    3. 1947 Unnamed fire 6,399 acres in total 5,751 acres here
    4. 2000 Hidden Fire Cause: Equipment use 3,960 acres here
    5. 1950 Seigler Canyon Fire 7,243 acres in total 2,178 acres here
    6. 1951 Mary Bowcher Fire 3,447 acres in total 1,156 acres here
    7. 1951 Whispering Pine Fire 1,612 acres in total 1,109 acres here
    8. 1979 Seigler Fire 1,225 acres in total 1,038 acres here
    9. 1947 Unnamed fire 8,462 acres in total 748 acres here
    10. 1952 Mirabel Springs Fire 731 acres here

    And 19 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2021 Mustang Fire, which burned 7 acres here. In all, 59,740 acres of ZIP code 95461 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 95461

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 95461 89% Very High · this area
  2. 94515 76% Very High
  3. 94558 56% Very High
  4. 94567 70% Very High
  5. 95425 86% Very High
  6. 95426 98% Very High
  7. 95441 78% Very High
  8. 95448 44% Very High
  9. 95451 74% Very High
  10. 95457 67% Very High
  11. 95467 76% 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