ZIP code 95681

Placer County, including Sheridan

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/zip/95681

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. High 581 acres · 302 state, 280 local 6%
    2. Moderate 5,999 acres · 5,754 state, 245 local 60%
    3. Non-wildland 2,398 acres · Local Responsibility Area 24%
    4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 1,013 acres · Mostly federal land 10%

    9,992 acres of land in all, 6,055 in the State Responsibility Area and 2,923 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 13 fires that burned here

    1. 1951 Wizwell Fire 1,050 acres in total 807 acres here
    2. 1982 Andressen Fire Cause: Equipment use 439 acres here
    3. 1964 Brewer Fire 293 acres here
    4. 1987 Conouck Fire Cause: Equipment use 183 acres here
    5. 2022 Porter Fire 167 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 164 acres here
    6. 1970 Jacinto Fire 385 acres in total 128 acres here
    7. 2010 Meadowlark Incident Fire Cause: Playing with fire 60 acres here
    8. 2022 Sheridan Fire Cause: Vehicle 56 acres here
    9. 2022 Riosa Fire Cause: Smoking 38 acres here
    10. 2020 Karchner Fire Cause: Equipment use 30 acres here

    And 3 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2024 Karchner Fire, which burned 9 acres here. In all, 2,104 acres of ZIP code 95681 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 95681

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 95681 6% High · this area
  2. 95648 33% High · 3% Very High
  3. 95674 8% Moderate
  4. 95692 17% High · <1% 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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