ZIP code 95938

Butte County, including Durham

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/zip/95938

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. High 3,286 acres · 546 state, 2,740 local 8%
    2. Moderate 3,231 acres · 63 state, 3,168 local 7%
    3. Non-wildland 36,938 acres · Local Responsibility Area 85%
    4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 183 acres · Mostly federal land <1%

    43,639 acres of land in all, 609 in the State Responsibility Area and 42,846 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

    Fires CAL FIRE has recorded here

    1. 2018 Camp Fire 153,336 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 393 acres here
    2. 2018 Shippee Fire Cause: Power lines 357 acres here
    3. 1973 L. Seven Fire 678 acres in total 63 acres here
    4. 2022 Nelson Fire Cause: Equipment use 60 acres here
    5. 1973 Pentz/67 Fire 133 acres in total 42 acres here

    The most recent was the 2022 Nelson Fire, which burned 60 acres here. In all, 915 acres of ZIP code 95938 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 95938

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 95938 8% High · this area
  2. 95920 2% Moderate · 1% High
  3. 95928 20% Very High
  4. 95958 No hazard zones
  5. 95965 28% Very High
  6. 95969 75% 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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