ZIP code 95469

Mendocino and Lake counties, including Potter Valley

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/zip/95469

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. Very High 65,900 acres · 65,255 state, 646 local 55%
    2. High 1,054 acres · 729 state, 325 local 1%
    3. Moderate 5,935 acres · 3,955 state, 1,980 local 5%
    4. Non-wildland 3,279 acres · Local Responsibility Area 3%
    5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 44,090 acres · Mostly federal land 37%

    120,259 acres of land in all, 69,939 in the State Responsibility Area and 6,230 in the Local. 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 51 fires that burned here

    1. 2018 Ranch Fire 410,202 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 28,955 acres here
    2. 2017 Redwood Valley Fire 36,523 acres in total 12,789 acres here
    3. 1944 Jordan Flat Fire 11,797 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 11,515 acres here
    4. 1939 Salmon Creek Fire Cause: Debris burning 8,049 acres here
    5. 1987 Mendenhall Fire 65,468 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 7,659 acres here
    6. 2020 August Complex 1,032,700 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 6,724 acres here
    7. 1944 Boardman Fire 19,510 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 3,856 acres here
    8. 1966 Round Fire 20,864 acres in total · Cause: Campfire 3,305 acres here
    9. 1928 Kibby Peak Fire Cause: Equipment use 3,285 acres here
    10. 1923 Streeter Ridge Fire 14,996 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 3,267 acres here

    And 41 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2020 3-19 Fire, which burned 45 acres here. In all, 78,512 acres of ZIP code 95469 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 95469

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 95469 55% Very High · this area
  2. 95470 61% Very High
  3. 95482 59% Very High
  4. 95485 49% Very High
  5. 95490 40% Very High
  6. 95493 69% 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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