ZIP code 96041

Trinity County, including Hayfork and Post Mountain

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/zip/96041

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. Very High 46,278 acres · State Responsibility Area 22%
    2. Moderate 2,303 acres · State Responsibility Area 1%
    3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 166,179 acres · Mostly federal land 77%

    214,760 acres of land in all, 48,581 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 70 fires that burned here

    1. 2021 Monument Fire 223,108 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 65,578 acres here
    2. 2020 August Complex 1,032,700 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 32,378 acres here
    3. 2008 Miners Fire Cause: Lightning 24,870 acres here
    4. 2015 Peak Fire Cause: Lightning 6,271 acres here
    5. 1987 Peanut Fire Cause: Lightning 6,263 acres here
    6. 2015 Rail Fire 8,670 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 5,425 acres here
    7. 1992 Barker Fire 5,262 acres in total · Cause: Arson 4,925 acres here
    8. 2015 Pattison Fire 12,917 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 4,754 acres here
    9. 2008 Eagle Fire 32,024 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 4,588 acres here
    10. 2012 Stafford Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 4,407 acres here

    And 60 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Cedar Fire, which burned 91 acres here. In all, 139,762 acres of ZIP code 96041 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 96041

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 96041 22% Very High · this area
  2. 95552 23% Very High
  3. 95595 29% Very High
  4. 96010 2% Very High
  5. 96024 80% Very High
  6. 96046 15% Very High
  7. 96048 12% Very High
  8. 96076 44% Very High
  9. 96093 41% 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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