ZIP code 95981

Plumas and Yuba counties, including Little Grass Valley and La Porte

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/zip/95981

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. Very High 17,455 acres · State Responsibility Area 51%
    2. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 16,613 acres · Mostly federal land 49%

    34,068 acres of land in all, 17,455 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. 2020 North Complex 318,797 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 4,635 acres here
    2. 1999 Devils Gap Fire Cause: Lightning 1,476 acres here
    3. 1921 Unnamed fire 1,000 acres in total 865 acres here
    4. 1919 Unnamed fire 951 acres in total 793 acres here
    5. 1921 Unnamed fire 376 acres here
    6. 1987 Assist P.n.f. Fire 1,047 acres in total 354 acres here
    7. 1931 Unnamed fire 5,468 acres in total 146 acres here
    8. 1929 Unnamed fire 746 acres in total 41 acres here
    9. 1978 Unnamed fire Cause: Lightning 36 acres here
    10. 1976 Unnamed fire Cause: Debris burning 31 acres here

    And 1 smaller fire. The most recent was the 2020 North Complex, which burned 4,635 acres here. In all, 6,158 acres of ZIP code 95981 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 95981

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 95981 51% Very High · this area
  2. 95922 34% Very High
  3. 95925 53% Very High
  4. 95930 97% 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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