ZIP code 96106

Plumas County, including Gold Mountain, Whitehawk, Valley Ranch and others

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/zip/96106

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. Very High 10,555 acres · State Responsibility Area 75%
    2. High 944 acres · State Responsibility Area 7%
    3. Moderate 92 acres · State Responsibility Area 1%
    4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 2,529 acres · Mostly federal land 18%

    14,120 acres of land in all, 11,591 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

    Fires CAL FIRE has recorded here

    1. 2024 Mill Fire 2,937 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 1,684 acres here
    2. 1959 Unnamed fire 1,680 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 841 acres here
    3. 1987 Unnamed fire 409 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 332 acres here
    4. 1937 Unnamed fire 1,065 acres in total 287 acres here
    5. 1937 Unnamed fire 378 acres in total 4 acres here
    6. 1928 Unnamed fire 1,242 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 2 acres here

    The most recent was the 2024 Mill Fire, which burned 1,684 acres here. In all, 2,752 acres of ZIP code 96106 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 96106

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 96106 75% Very High · this area
  2. 96103 37% Very High
  3. 96122 43% Very High
  4. 96124 33% Very High
  5. 96125 28% Very High
  6. 96129 9% 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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