ZIP code 95945

Nevada County, including Grass Valley

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/zip/95945

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. Very High 35,399 acres · 32,773 state, 2,626 local 89%
    2. High 1,289 acres · 939 state, 349 local 3%
    3. Moderate 438 acres · 223 state, 214 local 1%
    4. Non-wildland 126 acres · Local Responsibility Area <1%
    5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 2,446 acres · Mostly federal land 6%

    39,698 acres of land in all, 33,936 in the State Responsibility Area and 3,316 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 14 fires that burned here

    1. 1917 Unnamed fire 6,269 acres in total 6,003 acres here
    2. 1916 Unnamed fire 3,923 acres in total 2,292 acres here
    3. 2015 Lowell Fire 2,316 acres in total 1,087 acres here
    4. 2021 River Fire 2,619 acres in total 1,044 acres here
    5. 1951 Rattlesnake Fire 586 acres in total 557 acres here
    6. 1953 Sunshine Valley Fire 335 acres here
    7. 2021 Bennett Fire 50 acres here
    8. 2006 Rollins Fire 43 acres in total · Cause: Playing with fire 42 acres here
    9. 2016 Auburn Fire Cause: Arson 24 acres here
    10. 1960 Newnan Lightning #9 Fire 739 acres in total 16 acres here

    And 4 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2021 Bennett Fire, which burned 50 acres here. In all, 11,440 acres of ZIP code 95945 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 95945

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 95945 89% Very High · this area
  2. 95713 69% Very High
  3. 95714 90% Very High
  4. 95946 42% Very High
  5. 95949 48% Very High
  6. 95959 59% Very High
  7. 95975 65% 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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