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Is Alturas in a fire hazard severity zone?
6.4% of Alturas is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 4.7% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Alturas ranks 964 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 0.14 sq mi High, 0.05 sq mi Moderate, out of 2.86 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 4.7% is 16.3 points below the 21.1% of Modoc County. The median home value of $152,600 is 28% below the county median of $212,000. Among 13 places in the county it ranks 13 for exposure; California Pines ranks first at 83.7%. The state has not evaluated Alturas for liquefaction or landslides, so the absence of a seismic hazard zone proves nothing.
Zones differ from street to street: check the address above. In Modoc County overall, 11.0% of the land is Very High.
No fire perimeter since 1950 touches Alturas in the state record. Small fires are often missing from it.
Nearby places compared
- Daphnedale Park, 1.0 mi north: 64.0% High or Very High, 0 fires
- California Pines, 8.0 mi southwest: 83.7% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $244,000
- Canby, 17.5 mi west: 9.3% High or Very High, 0 fires
- Likely, 18.7 mi south: 15.8% High or Very High, 0 fires
- Cedarville, 19.8 mi east: 31.6% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $212,800
- Lake City, 19.9 mi northeast: 37.1% High or Very High, 0 fires
- Eagleville, 25.5 mi southeast: 25.3% High or Very High, 0 fires
- Adin, 29.1 mi southwest: 22.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $221,900
- Madeline, 30.7 mi south: 84.1% High or Very High, 0 fires
- Fort Bidwell, 32.4 mi northeast: 46.9% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $193,800
- New Pine Creek, 36.4 mi north: 40.1% High or Very High, 1 fire
- Lookout, 37.1 mi southwest: 44.1% High or Very High, 2 fires