ZIP code 95488

Mendocino County

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/zip/95488

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. Very High 223 acres · State Responsibility Area 1%
    2. High 38,434 acres · State Responsibility Area 98%
    3. Moderate 419 acres · State Responsibility Area 1%
    4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 121 acres · Mostly federal land <1%

    39,198 acres of land in all, 39,077 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. 1945 Will Creek Fire 30,725 acres in total 4,234 acres here
    2. 2008 Hardy Creek Lightning Fire 5,354 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 4,155 acres here
    3. 2008 Middle Fire 2,067 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 1,693 acres here
    4. 1944 Rock Port Fire 1,688 acres in total 1,544 acres here
    5. 1944 Thompson Fire 612 acres here
    6. 1945 A.e. Chaston Fire 698 acres in total 520 acres here
    7. 1955 Leggett Dump Fire 515 acres in total 369 acres here
    8. 2008 Little Juan Creek (Mrc) Fire Cause: Lightning 325 acres here
    9. 2019 Usal Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 111 acres here
    10. 1949 J. Biaggi Fire 44 acres here

    And 3 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2019 Usal Fire, which burned 111 acres here. In all, 11,228 acres of ZIP code 95488 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. 95488 98% High · 1% Very High · this area
  2. 95417 7% Very High
  3. 95437 26% High
  4. 95585 17% 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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