ZIP code 96143

Placer County, including Kings Beach and Tahoe Vista

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/zip/96143

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. Very High 2,132 acres · 2,026 state, 107 local 35%
    2. High 284 acres · 282 state, 3 local 5%
    3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 3,632 acres · Mostly federal land 60%

    6,049 acres of land in all, 2,307 in the State Responsibility Area and 110 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

    Fires CAL FIRE has recorded here

    1. 2003 Royal Fire Cause: Debris burning 338 acres here

    In all, 338 acres of ZIP code 96143 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 96143

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 96143 35% Very High · this area
  2. 95604 99% Very High
  3. 96140 34% Very High
  4. 96148 64% Very High
  5. 96161 45% 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

This site is independent and not affiliated with CAL FIRE, so for an official determination, check with the agency or your city or county. How we read the data