ZIP code 95941

Butte and Yuba counties, including Forbestown

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/zip/95941

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. Very High 17,666 acres · State Responsibility Area 78%
    2. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 5,021 acres · Mostly federal land 22%

    22,688 acres of land in all, 17,666 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 19 fires that burned here

    1. 2020 North Complex 318,797 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 15,777 acres here
    2. 2017 Ponderosa Fire 4,016 acres in total · Cause: Arson 1,220 acres here
    3. 1927 Unnamed fire 27,841 acres in total 808 acres here
    4. 1936 Unnamed fire 544 acres in total 503 acres here
    5. 1920 Unnamed fire 340 acres here
    6. 1920 Unnamed fire 574 acres in total 315 acres here
    7. 1949 Unnamed fire Cause: Lightning 256 acres here
    8. 1949 Unnamed fire 239 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 214 acres here
    9. 1927 Unnamed fire 164 acres here
    10. 1936 Unnamed fire 160 acres here

    And 9 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2020 North Complex, which burned 15,777 acres here. In all, 16,502 acres of ZIP code 95941 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 95941

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 95941 78% Very High · this area
  2. 95919 93% Very High
  3. 95925 53% Very High
  4. 95930 97% Very High
  5. 95966 44% 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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