ZIP code 95949

Nevada County, including Alta Sierra and Grass Valley

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/zip/95949

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. Very High 41,892 acres · 41,218 state, 674 local 48%
    2. High 44,122 acres · State Responsibility Area 50%
    3. Moderate 269 acres · State Responsibility Area <1%
    4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 1,481 acres · Mostly federal land 2%

    87,764 acres of land in all, 85,609 in the State Responsibility Area and 674 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 35 fires that burned here

    1. 1961 Bilderback Fire 922 acres here
    2. 1960 Newnan Lightning #9 Fire 739 acres in total 723 acres here
    3. 1961 Mays Fire 711 acres here
    4. 1950 Camp Beale Fire 669 acres here
    5. 2021 River Fire 2,619 acres in total 653 acres here
    6. 1951 Camp Beale #1 Fire 585 acres here
    7. 1980 Dog Bar Fire 347 acres in total 338 acres here
    8. 1952 Deniz Fire 297 acres here
    9. 1980 R.s.#31 Fire 281 acres in total 274 acres here
    10. 1950 Bobo Fire 264 acres here

    And 25 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Nichols Fire, which burned 12 acres here. In all, 6,344 acres of ZIP code 95949 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 95949

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 95949 48% Very High · this area
  2. 95602 14% Very High
  3. 95648 33% High · 3% Very High
  4. 95692 17% High · <1% Very High
  5. 95713 69% Very High
  6. 95722 90% High · 3% Very High
  7. 95945 89% Very High
  8. 95946 42% Very High
  9. 95975 65% Very High
  10. 95977 46% 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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