ZIP code 95701

Placer County, including Alta

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/zip/95701

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. Very High 16,607 acres · State Responsibility Area 82%
    2. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 3,749 acres · Mostly federal land 18%

    20,356 acres of land in all, 16,607 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 11 fires that burned here

    1. 1919 Unnamed fire 1,700 acres here
    2. 1924 Unnamed fire 1,770 acres in total 1,635 acres here
    3. 1959 Madonna #2 Fire 3,164 acres in total 1,440 acres here
    4. 1913 Unnamed fire 1,273 acres here
    5. 1961 Green Valley Fire 525 acres here
    6. 1910 Unnamed fire 485 acres here
    7. 1919 Unnamed fire 611 acres in total 261 acres here
    8. 1931 Unnamed fire 392 acres in total 162 acres here
    9. 1919 Unnamed fire 787 acres in total 155 acres here
    10. 1960 Volcano Fire 42,596 acres in total · Cause: Smoking 4 acres here

    And 1 smaller fire. The most recent was the 1961 Green Valley Fire, which burned 525 acres here. In all, 7,044 acres of ZIP code 95701 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 95701

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 95701 82% Very High · this area
  2. 95631 38% Very High
  3. 95714 90% Very High
  4. 95715 43% Very High
  5. 95717 53% Very High
  6. 95959 59% 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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