ZIP code 95640

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 35,662 acres · 34,547 state, 1,116 local 40%
  2. High 38,698 acres · 37,778 state, 920 local 44%
  3. Moderate 12,717 acres · 12,318 state, 399 local 14%
  4. Non-wildland 526 acres · Local Responsibility Area 1%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 543 acres · Mostly federal land 1%

  88,147 acres of land in all, 84,643 in the State Responsibility Area and 2,961 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 35 fires that burned here

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  1. 1961 Rancheria Fire 34,104 acres in total 6,029 acres here
  2. 2001 Jackson Fire Cause: Equipment use 1,668 acres here
  3. 1981 Meiss Fire 14,126 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,101 acres here
  4. 2018 Irish Fire Cause: Equipment use 825 acres here
  5. 1961 Irish Hill Fire 732 acres here
  6. 1964 Joses Series Fire 680 acres here
  7. 1961 Sutter Creek Fire 966 acres in total 626 acres here
  8. 1985 Amador Fire 588 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 544 acres here
  9. 1980 Highway 88 Series Fire 458 acres here
  10. 1958 Arroyo Seco No. 6 Fire 436 acres here

  And 25 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Michigan Fire, which burned 33 acres here. In all, 15,514 acres of ZIP code 95640 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